'Hurling' definitions:
Definition of 'hurling'
(from WordNet)
noun
A traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
Definition of 'Hurling'
From: GCIDE
- Hurl \Hurl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hurled; p. pr. & vb. n. Hurling.] [OE. hurlen, hourlen; prob. contracted fr. OE. hurtlen to hurtle, or probably akin to E. whirl. [root]16. See Hurtle.]
- 1. To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone or lance. [1913 Webster]
- And hurl'd them headlong to their fleet and main. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to hurl charges or invective. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 3. [Cf. Whirl.] To twist or turn. "Hurled or crooked feet." [Obs.] --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hurling'
From: GCIDE
- Hurling \Hurl"ing\, n.
- 1. The act of throwing with force. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A kind of game at ball, formerly played. [1913 Webster]
- Hurling taketh its denomination from throwing the ball. --Carew. [1913 Webster]