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hurl
English
Etymology
From earlier hurlen. Possibly related to hurry.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /h?l/
- Rhymes: -??(?)l
Verb
hurl (third-person singular simple present hurls, present participle hurling, simple past and past participle hurled)
- (transitive) To throw (something) with force.
- (transitive) To utter (harsh or derogatory speech), especially at its target.
- (intransitive) To participate in the sport of hurling.
- (intransitive, slang) To vomit.
- (obsolete, transitive) To twist or turn.
- (obsolete) To move rapidly with a noise; to whirl.
- (Scotland, transitive, obsolete) To convey in a wheeled vehicle.
Translations
Derived terms
- hurly-hacket
Noun
hurl (plural hurls)
- A throw, especially a violent throw; a fling.
- (slang) The act of vomiting.
- (hurling) The act of hitting the sliotar with the hurley.
- (Ulster, Scotland, slang) A conveyance in a wheeled vehicle; a ride in a car, etc.
- (obsolete) tumult; riot; hurly-burly
- (obsolete) A table on which fibre is stirred and mixed by beating with a bow spring.
Anagrams
- Ruhl
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splinter
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?spl?nt?(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /?spl?nt?/, [?spl????]
- (Southern American English) IPA(key): /?spl?n?/
- Rhymes: -?nt?(r), -?nt?
Etymology 1
From Middle English splinter, from Middle Dutch splinter, equivalent to splint +? -er.
Noun
splinter (plural splinters)
- A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
- A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
- (bridge) A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit.
Synonyms
- (long sharp fragment): shard, spelk, spill.
- (group formed by splitting): faction, splinter group.
Translations
Etymology 2
From the noun splinter.
Verb
splinter (third-person singular simple present splinters, present participle splintering, simple past and past participle splintered)
- (intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.
- The tall tree splintered during the storm.
- (transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
- His third kick splintered the door.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- After splintering their lances, they wheeled about, and […] abandoned the field to the enemy.
- (figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
- The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree.
- The unpopular new policies splintered the company.
- (transitive) To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
- 1659, Matthew Wren, Monarchy Asserted Or The State of Monarchicall & Popular Government
- it will be very hard for Me to Splinter up the broken confuséd Pieces of it.
- 1659, Matthew Wren, Monarchy Asserted Or The State of Monarchicall & Popular Government
Related terms
- splint
- splinter up
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch splinter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?spl?n.t?r/
- Hyphenation: splin?ter
- Rhymes: -?nt?r
Noun
splinter m (plural splinters, diminutive splintertje n)
- splinter (long, sharp fragment of material)
Derived terms
- splinterpartij
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