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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sling \sling\, v. t. imp. slung, archaic slang; p. p.
slung; p. pr. vb. n. slinging. as. slingan; akin to
d. slingeren, g. schlingen, to wind, to twist, to creep, ohg.
slingan to wind, to twist, to move to and fro, icel. slyngva,
sl"ongva, to sling, sw. slunga, dan. slynge, lith. slinkti
to creep.
1. to throw with a sling. "every one could sling stones at an
hairbreadth, and not miss." --judg. xx. 16.
1913 webster
2. to throw; to hurl; to cast. --addison.
1913 webster
3. to hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack.
1913 webster
4. naut to pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc.,
preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
1913 webster
see also:
slung slang slinging
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
slinging
n : throwing with a wide motion as if with a sling
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