to hurtle through the air

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• hurtle — v. (P; intr.) to hurtle through the air (a large rock came hurtling through the air) * * * [hɜːtl] (P; intr.) to hurtle through the air (a large rock came hurtleling through the air) …   Combinatory dictionary

• hurtle — 1. verb /hɜːtl,hɝtl/ a) To move rapidly, violently, or without control. The car hurtled down the hill at 90 miles per hour. b) To meet with violence or shock; to clash; to jostle. Pieces of broken glass hurt …   Wiktionary

• hurtle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. rush, strike. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To dash against] Syn. collide, bump, push; see crash 4 . 2. [To move swiftly and forcefully] Syn. rush, rush headlong, plunge, tear; see race 1 ,… …   English dictionary for students

• shoot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rush, dart; sprout, burgeon, grow; fire, discharge; detonate, explode; kill, wound, hit; propel, drive, emit. See velocity, propulsion. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To discharge] Syn. fire, shoot off, expel …   English dictionary for students

• fire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flame, blaze, conflagration, holocaust; enthusiasm, verve. v. t. kindle, ignite; shoot, detonate; inspire, arouse; dismiss, discharge. See heat, propulsion, excitement, fuel, vigor, ejection. II… …   English dictionary for students

• dart — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. hurl, cast, throw; spring, rush; dartle. n. spear, javelin, arrow; dash; seam. See arms, velocity, haste, propulsion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. missile, barb, flechette; see arrow , weapon 1 . v. 1. [To …   English dictionary for students

• Ultimate Power — Supercbbox| title = Ultimate Power comic color = background:#ff8080 caption = Ultimate Power #8 schedule = Monthly format = Mini series publisher = Marvel Comics date = December 2006 February 2008 issues = Nine past current color… …   Wikipedia

• leap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Spring through the air Nouns 1. leap, jump, hop, spring, bound, vault; bounce (see recoil). 2. dance, caper; curvet, prance, skip, gambol, frolic, romp, buck. 3. leaper, jumper, kangaroo, jerboa, chamois …   English dictionary for students

• throw — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. pitch, toss, cast, fling, hurl, sling; propel, project, unhorse, unseat; slang, stop, disconcert, confound. See propulsion. throw away or out throw up II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To hurl] Syn. fling, butt …   English dictionary for students

• cast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. throw, toss, heave, hurl, sling, fling; shed; mold; plan, compute. See ejection, form, propulsion. n. appearance, aspect, air; company, actors, dramatis personae; casting, copy, mold, sculpture.… …   English dictionary for students

• 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 throw… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English