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sling
1[ sling ]
noun
- a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
- a bandage used to suspend or support an injured part of the body, commonly a bandage suspended from the neck to support an injured arm or hand.
- a strap, band, or the like, forming a loop by which something is suspended or carried, as a strap attached to a rifle and passed over the shoulder.
- an act or instance of slinging.
- a rope, chain, net, etc., for hoisting freight or for holding it while being hoisted.
- Nautical.
- a chain for supporting a hoisting yard.
- slings, the area of a hoisting yard to which such chains are attached; the middle of a hoisting yard.
verb (used with object)
- to throw, cast, or hurl; fling, as from the hand.
- to place in or secure with a sling to raise or lower.
- to raise, lower, etc., by such means.
- to hang by a sling or place so as to swing loosely:
to sling a rifle over one's shoulder.
- to suspend:
to sling a hammock between two trees.
sling
2[ sling ]
noun
- an iced alcoholic drink, typically containing gin, water, sugar, and lemon or lime juice.
sling
1/ slɪŋ /
noun
- a simple weapon consisting of a loop of leather, etc, in which a stone is whirled and then let fly
- a rope or strap by which something may be secured or lifted
- a rope net swung from a crane, used for loading and unloading cargo
- nautical
- a halyard for a yard
- often plural the part of a yard where the sling is attached
- med a wide piece of cloth suspended from the neck for supporting an injured hand or arm across the front of the body
- a loop or band attached to an object for carrying
- mountaineering a loop of rope or tape used for support in belays, abseils, etc
- the act of slinging
verb
- tr to hurl with or as if with a sling
- to attach a sling or slings to (a load, etc)
- tr to carry or hang loosely from or as if from a sling
to sling washing from the line
- informal.to throw
- informal.intr to pay a part of one's wages or profits as a bribe or tip
sling
2/ slɪŋ /
noun
- a mixed drink with a spirit base, usually sweetened
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Derived Forms
- ˈslinger, noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
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Idioms and Phrases
- sling hash, Slang. to work as a waiter or waitress, especially at a lunch counter or cheap restaurant.
More idioms and phrases containing sling
- ass in a sling
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Example Sentences
After a long hour of turning wrenches and removing 130 square-headed bolts, the crew set up a rope sling to move the heavy metal cap aside.
If your trivet does not have handles, you can make a sling with a 20-inch piece of aluminum foil, folding it up the long side into a 4-inch wide strip.
Many of us in science suffer the slings and arrows very ungraciously.
His hands, visible in the video, were heavily wrapped in gauze and dangled in slings secured at shoulder height.
If a route has a particularly tricky clip, extend the draw with a longer sling or by linking dog bones together to make it easier to clip from a better or safer stance.
Its award-winning Sling technology allows consumers to take their live and recorded TV with them wherever they want.
My fantasy unravels when she opens the robe, revealing a sling around her broken arm.
The rifle was found nearby, one end of the sling having become detached from the butt.
As Whittaker Chambers remarked in Witness: [W]hen I took up my little sling and aimed at Communism, I also hit something else.
In Sling Blade, Billy Bob Thornton's character fixes lawnmowers but he sounds as if he swallowed one.
At the lesson following he accordingly presented himself with his arm in a sling.
The hurt to her foot was a small matter; but the doctor said she would have to wear her arm in a sling for a time.
He was close to the chateau now, and she noticed that his right arm was bandaged and hanging in a sling.
"Well, I for one don't like her a bit," declared Tilly, perking up the bow ends of the black sling that hung about her neck.
God sends us at this crisis the shepherd David and his sling to do battle with Goliath of Guise.
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