Throw+or+hurl+headlong

  • 1hurl headlong — index precipitate (throw down violently) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2throw — throw, cast, fling, hurl, pitch, toss, sling can all mean to cause to move swiftly forward, sideways, upward, or downward by a propulsive movement (as of the arm) or by means of a propelling instrument or agency. Throw, the general word, is often …

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  • 3Hurl — 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… …

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  • 4throw — Synonyms and related words: abandon, addle, agitate, amaze, apply, assume, baffle, bake, bamboozle, be confined, be sick, bear, bear a child, bear young, beat, bend, bewilder, blow, blow down, blow over, boggle, bounce, bowl, bowl down, bowl over …

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  • 5precipitate — I. v. a. 1. Throw or hurl headlong, cast down, fling downward. 2. Hasten, hurry, accelerate, speed, expedite, urge forward, quicken, despatch, forward, advance, further, bring on, cause to occur too soon, bring on sooner. 3. (Chem.) Throw down,… …

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  • 6pitch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. note, modulation, tone; roll, plunge, toss, dip, reel, lurch; slant, slope, drop; ascent, rise, grade, height, range; resin, tar. v. t. throw, toss; build, erect, set, establish; cast, heave. v. i.… …

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  • 7precipitate — I adjective abrupt, breakneck, foolhardy, harebrained, hasty, headlong, headstrong, heady, hellbent, hot headed, hurried, immediate, impetuous, imprudent, impulsive, inconsultus, indiscreet, injudicious, madcap, overconfident, overly hasty,… …

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  • 8precipitate — I. verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin praecipitatus, past participle of praecipitare, from praecipit , praeceps Date: 1528 transitive verb 1. a. to throw violently ; hurl < the quandaries into which the releas …

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  • 9pre|cip´i|ta´tor — 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&#8230; …

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  • 10pre|cip´i|tate´ness — 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&#8230; …

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