sling

Noun · Verb
US[sling]/slɪŋ/1 syllable
Synonyms: slingshotcatapultslingbackscarf bandagetriangular bandage

Open English WordNet

Verb (4)slung, slings, slinging

  1. hurl as if with a slingSynonyms: catapultMore general hurl, hurtle
  2. hang loosely or freely; let swingMore general hang, hang up
  3. move with a sling“sling the cargo onto the ship”More general move, displace
  4. hold or carry in a sling“he cannot button his shirt with his slinged arm”More general hold, carry

Noun (5)slings

  1. a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juiceType of highballKinds rum sling, brandy sling, gin sling
  2. a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stonesSynonyms: slingshotcatapultType of plaything, toy
  3. a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heelSynonyms: slingbackType of shoe
  4. a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then releasedType of weapon, arm
  5. bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neckSynonyms: scarf bandagetriangular bandageType of bandage, patch

Related words slingshot noun, catapult verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Sling noun

Origin: OE. slinge; akin to OD. slinge, D. slinger, OHG. slinga; cf. OF. eslingue, of German origin. See Sling, transitive verb

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. The missile being lodged in a hole in the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand, and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force.

2. The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.

The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.— William Shakespeare
At one sling Of thy victorius arm, well-pleasing Son.— John Milton

3. A contrivance for sustaining anything by suspension; as: (a) A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported. (b) A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering. (c) A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder. (d) Nautical A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast; — chiefly in the plural.

Sling cart, a kind of cart used to transport cannon and their carriages, large stones, machines, etc., the objects transported being slung, or suspended by a chain attached to the axletree. — Sling dog, one of a pair of iron hooks used as part of a sling. See def. 3 (b) above.

Sling transitive verb [past tense Slung, archaic Slang (…); past participle Slung; present participle & verbal noun Slinging.]

Origin: 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, slöngva, 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.

2. To throw; to hurl; to cast. Joseph Addison

3. To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack.

4. Nautical To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.

Sling noun

Origin: Cf. G. schlingen to swallow.

A drink composed of spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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