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• sling — {{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 …   Collocations dictionary

• Sling (weapon) — A sling is a projectile weapon typically used to throw a blunt projectile such as a stone. It is also known as the shepherd s sling.A sling has a small cradle or pouch in the middle of two lengths of cord. The sling stone is placed in the pouch.… …   Wikipedia

• Sling (firearms) — In the context of firearms, a sling is a type of strap or harness designed to allow an operator carry a firearm (usually a long gun such as a rifle, carbine, shotgun, or submachine gun) on his/her person and/or aid in greater hit probability with …   Wikipedia

• sling — 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sling — I UK [slɪŋ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms sling : present tense I/you/we/they sling he/she/it slings present participle slinging past tense slung UK [slʌŋ] / US past participle slung 1) to throw something somewhere with force or in a careless …   English dictionary

• sling — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sling — [[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… …   English dictionary

• sling — 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… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sling — I. /slɪŋ / (say sling) noun 1. an instrument for hurling stones, etc., by hand, consisting of a strap or piece for holding the missile, with two strings attached, the ends of which are held in the hand (or attached to a staff), the whole being… …  

• sling — sling1 /sling/, n., v., slung, slinging. n. 1. a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends …   Universalium

• sling — [slɪŋ] (past tense and past participle slung [slʌŋ] ) verb [T] I to put or throw something somewhere in a careless way Just sling all that stuff on the floor.[/ex] He slung his jacket over one shoulder.[/ex] II noun [C] sling [slɪŋ] 1) a piece of …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English