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hurling
[ hur-ling ]
noun
- the act of throwing or casting, especially with great force or strength.
- a traditionally Irish game played by two teams of 15 players each on a rectangular field 140 yards (128 meters) long, points being scored by hitting, pushing, carrying, or throwing the leather-covered ball between the goalposts at the opponent's end of the field with a wide-bladed stick resembling a hockey stick.
- (in parts of Britain, especially Cornwall) a traditional, rural game in which two groups of players, using methods similar to those of football, vie for possession of a ball or other object and try to carry or hurl it into their own parish, village, farm, etc.
hurling
/ ˈɜːɪŋ /
noun
- a traditional Irish game resembling hockey and lacrosse, played with sticks and a ball between two teams of 15 players each
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Hence Hollywood hurling a brick of cash at making “A Minecraft Movie.”
They said three Palestinians and an Israeli had been detained on suspicion of "rock hurling" at security forces.
According to the statement, IDF and Israel police responded to “disperse the confrontation” and the people it described as “terrorists” started hurling rocks their way.
The video later shows another person — whose face is covered by a mask — joined by several others, picking up an object from the ground and hurling it at the vehicle, destroying the windshield.
"In response, the forces apprehended three Palestinians suspected of hurling rocks at them, as well as an Israeli civilian involved in the violent confrontation," the IDF said.
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