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21sling — I n. in a sling (her arm was in a sling) II v. 1) (D; tr.) to sling at (to sling stones at smb.) 2) (misc.) to sling mud at smb.) ( to slander smb. ) * * * [slɪŋ] (misc.) to sling mud at smb. ( to slander smb. ) in a sling (her arm was in a… …
22sling — {{11}}sling (n.1) c.1300, implement for throwing stones, from an unidentified continental source, e.g. M.L.G. slinge sling, from P.Gmc. *slenganan (Cf. O.H.G. slingan, Ger. schlingen to swing to and fro, wind, twist; O.E. slingan to creep, twist; …
23sling — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a strap, belt, etc., used to support or raise a hanging weight, e.g. a rifle, a ship s boat, or goods being transferred. 2 a bandage looped round the neck to support an injured arm. 3 a strap or string used with the hand to give… …
24sling — sling1 [slıŋ] v past tense and past participle slung [slʌŋ] [T always + adverb/preposition] [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… …
25sling — sling1 [ slıŋ ] (past tense and past participle slung [ slʌŋ ] ) verb transitive 1. ) to throw something somewhere with force or in a careless way: Just sling all that stuff on the floor. sling out (=throw away): He slung out all her old… …
26sling — [[t]slɪ̱ŋ[/t]] slings, slinging, slung 1) VERB If you sling something somewhere, you throw it there carelessly. [V n prep/adv] Marla was recently seen slinging her shoes at Trump... [V n prep/adv] I saw him take off his anorak and sling it into… …
27sling — 1 verb past tense and past participle slung, (transitive always + adv/prep) 1 to throw something roughly or with a lot of force: Sling me the keys, will you? | sling sth across/into etc: Fiona slung her bag across the room. 2 to throw or put… …
28sling — I. transitive verb (slung; slinging) Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse slyngva to hurl; akin to Old English & Old High German slingan to worm, twist, Lithuanian slinkti Date: 14th century 1. to cast with a sudden and usually… …
29sling — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Sling is used after these nouns: ↑shoulder {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ loosely ▪ carelessly, casually ▪ His jacket was carelessly slung over one shoulder …
30sling — English has at least two distinct words sling, maybe more – the picture is far from clear. The first to appear was the verb, ‘throw’ [13]. This was probably borrowed from Old Norse slyngva, but as it originally meant specifically ‘throw with a… …
