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Sling   /slɪŋ/   Listen
Sling

noun
1.
A highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice.
2.
A plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones.  Synonyms: catapult, slingshot.
3.
A shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel.  Synonym: slingback.
4.
A simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released.
5.
Bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck.  Synonyms: scarf bandage, triangular bandage.
verb
(past slung, archaic slang; past part. slung; pres. part. slinging)
1.
Hurl as if with a sling.  Synonym: catapult.
2.
Hang loosely or freely; let swing.
3.
Move with a sling.
4.
Hold or carry in a sling.



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"Sling" Quotes from Famous Books



... all his civilized heart. Loud was the merriment at school over the Cranstons' blunders in spelling and arithmetic, but what—what was that as offset to their prowess on pony-back, their skill with the bow and sling-shot, their store of Indian trinkets, trophies, ay, even to the surreptitiously shown Indian scalp? What was that to the tales of tremendous adventure in the land of the Sioux and Apache,—the home of the ...
— Under Fire • Charles King
... which he proceeded in the direction of his place of refuge for the night. On crossing the fields, however, towards the wild and lonely road, which was at no great distance from the cottage, he met Tom approaching it, at his usual sling-trot pace. ...
— Willy Reilly - The Works of William Carleton, Volume One • William Carleton
... determination of water-vapor, for while there are a large number of methods for determining small amounts of carbon dioxide with great accuracy, the method for determining water-vapor to be accurate calls for the use of rather large quantities of air. From preliminary experiments with a sling psychrometer it was found that its use was precluded by the space required to successfully use this instrument, the addition of an unknown amount of water to the chamber from the wet bulb, and the difficulties ...
— Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man • Francis Gano Benedict
... used by police officers, irate neighbors, or discouraged parents, when the boys were brought before the judge. (1) Building fires along the railroad tracks; (2) flagging trains; (3) throwing stones at moving train windows; (4) shooting at the actors in the Olympic Theatre with sling shots; (5) breaking signal lights on the railroad; (6) stealing linseed oil barrels from the railroad to make a fire; (7) taking waste from an axle box and burning it upon the railroad tracks; (8) turning a switch and running a street car off the track; (9) staying away from home to ...
— The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets • Jane Addams
... never heard another lad sling words in the noble fashion you do. You'll live a deal longer on the plantations than most of 'em. Now, Garay, I think you can go. It will be the last farewell ...
— The Sun Of Quebec - A Story of a Great Crisis • Joseph A. Altsheler


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