hurtle :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (6)

hurtle

v. move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled by"

hurl, cast

v. throw forcefully

thrust, hurl, lunge

v. make a thrusting forward movement

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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (141)

bolt, go off, run off, decamp, abscond, absquatulate

v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

v. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

pitch, toss, flip, sky

v. throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"

discard, toss, fling, put away, throw out, chuck out, throw away, cast away, cast out, cast aside, toss away, toss out, dispose of

v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off

v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

put, cast, couch, frame, redact

v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

throw, cast, project, contrive, put forth, send forth

v. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

pelt, pepper

v. attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions"

launch, propel with force

v. propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"

catapult, shoot forth

v. shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"

loft

v. propel through the air; "The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air"

charge, bear down on, rush at, make a rush attack

v. to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork"

launch, propel with force

v. propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"

catapult, shoot forth

v. shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"

project, send off, cast forward, throw forward, send forward

v. throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

thrust, shove, squeeze, stuff

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

jab, stab

v. stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"

poke, jab, dig, stab, prod

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

propel, impel, move forward

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

drive

v. cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"

turn out, expel, eject, exclude, throw out, boot out, kick out, turf out, chuck out

v. put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom"

shoot

v. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

charge, commit, send, institutionalize

v. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

shoot, tear, charge, buck, shoot down

v. move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"

plunk, dive, plunge

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

drive, pull

v. of a car; "The van pulled up"

forge, spurt, spirt

v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

speed, hurry, rush, race, hasten, hotfoot, hie, belt along, bucket along, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along

v. step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

submerge, sink below the surface

v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

Synonyms (8)

project, send off, cast forward, throw forward, send forward

v. throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile"

anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor

v. secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"

Antonyms (10)

wince, flinch, quail, squinch, recoil, shrink, funk, cringe

v. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

disengage, withdraw

v. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

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