Sling Definition
slĭng
slinging, slings, slung
noun
slings
A primitive instrument for throwing stones, etc., consisting of a piece of leather tied to cords that are whirled by hand for releasing the missile.
Webster's New World
A slingshot.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
The act of throwing with or as with a sling; cast; throw; fling.
Webster's New World
A looped or hanging band, strap, etc. used in raising and lowering a heavy object or for carrying, supporting, or steadying something.
A rifle sling.
Webster's New World
verb
slinging, slings, slung
To throw (stones, etc.) with a sling.
Webster's New World
To throw, cast, fling, or hurl.
Webster's New World
To hang (something) with or as with a sling or slings.
To sling a hammock between two trees.
Webster's New World
To place, carry, raise, lower, etc. in a sling.
Webster's New World
To place in a hanging or supported position.
Sling a towel over one's shoulder.
American Heritage
idiom
slings and arrows
- Difficulties or hardships.
American Heritage
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Sling
- slings and arrows
Origin of Sling
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Probably from Old Norse slyngja, slyngva (“to hurl"), from Proto-Germanic *slingwanÄ… (“to worm, twist") (compare Old English slingan (“to wind, twist"), German schlingen (“to swing, wind, twist"), Danish 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")).
From Wiktionary
Middle English slinge
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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