English Explanatory Dictionary

sling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
  2. To throw with a sling.
  3. To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
  4. To hang or stow (a tool or other equipment or supplies) so that the object is ready to deploy.
  5. To sell, peddle, or distribute (often illicitly, e.g. drugs, sex, etc.).
noun
  1. An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.
  2. A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
  3. A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby or other such load.
  4. A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.
  5. A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
  6. A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast.
  7. The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
  8. A loop of rope or fabric tape used for various purposes: e.g. as part of a runner, or providing extra protection when abseiling or belaying.
  9. A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
noun
  1. A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity.

Pronunciation

/ˈslɪŋ/ En-au-sling.ogg

Word forms

sling slings slinging slung slang

Etymology

From Middle English slynge (noun), slyngen (verb), probably from Old Norse slyngja, slyngva (“to hurl”), from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to worm, twist”) or compare Old English slingan (“to wind, twist”), from the same source. Compare German schlingen (“to swing, wind, twist”), Danish and Norwegian slynge), from Proto-Indo-European *slenk- (“to turn, twist”) (compare Welsh llyngyr (“worms, maggots”), Lithuanian sliñkti (“to crawl like a snake”), Latvian slìkt (“to sink”)).

Synonyms

fling hurl bung cast chuck chunk cook dash dump feck jerk heave hield hoy huck hurtle launch lob peck peg pick pitch precipitate project quoit shy slight skew sling thrill throw toss traject warp whang whip whop wing slang flog flip

Derived words

sling about sling along sling for sling in sling it in sling off sling one's hook sling one up sling out sling over sling the hatchet sling to sling up undersling arse in a sling ass in a sling baby sling barrel sling boob-sling bottle sling butt in a sling gin sling hand-sling hand sling Hawaiian sling mint sling Singapore sling sling bag sling bikini sling blade sling cart sling dog sling-fruit sling ink sling psychrometer slings and arrows slingshot slingstone sling-stone sling stone staff sling

Translations

Bulgarian: мятам Chinese Mandarin: 投掷 Danish: slynge Dutch: slingeren Dutch: werpen Dutch: ophangen Finnish: lingota French: lancer Galician: afondear Galician: fondexar Galician: guindar Galician: chimpar Galician: imbar Galician: arrebolar Galician: zafrar German: schleudern German: schmeißen Italian: lanciare Italian: scagliare Italian: buttare Italian: gettare Norwegian: slynge Polish: ciskać Polish: cisnąć Polish: rzucać Polish: rzucić Portuguese: atirar Portuguese: jogar Portuguese: arremessar Portuguese: arrojar Romanian: a trage cu praștia Russian: броса́ть Russian: швыря́ть Spanish: tirar Spanish: lanzar Spanish: arrojar Swedish: slunga
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