sling
[verb]
Synonyms:
- throw, cast, chuck (informal), fling, heave, hurl, lob (informal), shy, toss
- hang, dangle, suspend

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Related Words: catapult, sock

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. sling¹ /slɪŋ/ verb (past tense and past participle slung /slʌŋ/) [transitive]
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Probably from Old Norse slyngva 'to throw violently']

1. to throw or put something somewhere with a careless movement and some force Synonym : chuck:
Lou slung his suitcase onto the bed.
sling somebody something
Sling me the keys.
Pete slung his bag over his shoulder.

2. [always + adverb/preposition] informal to make someone leave or go to a place
sling somebody into/out of something
Sam was slung into jail for punching a cop.

3. [usually passive] to hang something loosely:
Dave wore a tool belt slung around his waist.

4. sling your hook British English informal used to tell someone to go away

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. sling² noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Low German slinge]

1. a piece of cloth tied around your neck to support an injured arm or hand
in a sling
She had her arm in a sling.

2. a set of ropes or strong pieces of cloth that are used to lift and carry heavy objects

3. a special type of bag that fastens over your shoulders, in which you can carry a baby close to your body

4. a piece of rope with a piece of leather in the middle, used in past times as a weapon for throwing stones

5. slings and arrows written problems or criticisms:
We’ve all suffered the slings and arrows of day-to-day living.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

sling
verb
ADV. loosely | carelessly, casually His jacket was carelessly slung over one shoulder.
PREP. across, around/round, from, in, on, over, etc.

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