to hurl stones

  • 1hurl — [[t]hɜ͟ː(r)l[/t]] hurls, hurling, hurled 1) VERB If you hurl something, you throw it violently and with a lot of force. [V n prep] Groups of angry youths hurled stones at police... [V n prep] One prisoner set fire to rags and hurled them into the …

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  • 2hurl —   Nou, kūpahu, kā.   Also: walakīkē; ō ō, pahu (as a spear); kā alā (as stones with a sling);    ♦ hurl down, kiola ino. See throw …

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  • 3throw stones at — throw rocks at, hurl stones at …

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  • 4catapult — catapultic, adj. /kat euh pult , poolt /, n. 1. an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc. 2. a device for launching an airplane from the deck of a ship. 3. Brit. a slingshot. v.t. 4. to hurl from a catapult. 5. to thrust or move …

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  • 5Itamar attack — Not to be confused with Itamar attack (2002). Coordinates: 32°10′20.57″N 35°18′29.62″E / 32.1723806°N 35.3082278°E / 32.1723806; 35.3082278 …

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  • 6stone — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stān; akin to Old High German stein stone, Old Church Slavic stěna wall, and perhaps to Sanskrit styāyate it hardens more at steato Date: before 12th century 1. a concretion of earthy or mineral …

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  • 7Devil's Chimney — The Devil s Chimney on Leckhampton Hill. The 1985 repairs are visible at the bottom of the pillar …

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  • 8sling — sling1 noun 1》 a flexible strap or belt used in the form of a loop to support or raise a hanging weight.     ↘a bandage or soft strap looped round the neck to support an injured arm.     ↘a pouch or frame for carrying a baby, supported by a strap …

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  • 9sling — ► NOUN 1) a flexible strap, bandage, pouch, etc. used in the form of a loop to support or raise a hanging weight. 2) a simple weapon in the form of a strap or loop, used to hurl stones or other small missiles. 3) Austral./NZ informal a bribe or… …

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  • 10slinger — sling ► NOUN 1) a flexible strap, bandage, pouch, etc. used in the form of a loop to support or raise a hanging weight. 2) a simple weapon in the form of a strap or loop, used to hurl stones or other small missiles. 3) Austral./NZ informal a… …

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