Throw+or+hurl+headlong

  • 11pre|cip´i|tate´ly — pre|cip|i|tate «verb. prih SIHP uh tayt; adjective, noun. prih SIHP uh tayt, tiht», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.t. 1. to hasten the beginning of; bring about suddenly: »to precipitate a war, to precipitate an argument; ... the… …

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  • 12pre|cip|i|tate — «verb. prih SIHP uh tayt; adjective, noun. prih SIHP uh tayt, tiht», verb, tat|ed, tat|ing, adjective, noun. –v.t. 1. to hasten the beginning of; bring about suddenly: »to precipitate a war, to precipitate an argument; ... the depression of the… …

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  • 13precipitate — v 1. accelerate, quicken, push forward, advance, hasten; stimulate, arouse, trigger, rouse, animate, vivify, bestir; instigate, motivate, inspire, exhort, excite, provoke, incite; press, prod, shove, jog, move, drive on, urge on, egg on, hound on …

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  • 14pitch — pitch1 pitchable, adj. /pich/, v.t. 1. to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like). 2. to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position. 3. to throw, fling, hurl, or toss. 4. Baseball. a. to deliver or serve (the ball) to the… …

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  • 15pitch — I [[t]pɪtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like) 2) to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position 3) to throw, fling, hurl, or toss 4) spo baseball a) to deliver or serve (the ball) to the batter b) spo to… …

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  • 16fling — v. & n. v. (past and past part. flung) 1 tr. throw or hurl (an object) forcefully. 2 refl. a (usu. foll. by into) rush headlong (into a person s arms, a train, etc.). b (usu. foll. by into) embark wholeheartedly (on an enterprise). c (usu. foll.… …

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  • 17precipitate — (v.) to hurl or fling down, 1520s, from L.L. praecipitare to throw or dive headlong, from praeceps (see PRECIPITATION (Cf. precipitation)). Meaning to cause to happen is recorded from 1620s. Chemical sense is from 1640s; meteorological sense… …

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  • 18Hurled — 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… …

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  • 19Hurling — 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… …

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  • 20plunge — vb Plunge, dive, pitch are comparable when they mean to throw or cast oneself or to be thrown or cast forward or downward with force or impetuosity into or as if into deep water. Plunge carries a more obvious implication than the others of the… …

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