sling
verb /slɪŋ/
/slɪŋ/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they sling | /slɪŋ/ /slɪŋ/ |
| he / she / it slings | /slɪŋz/ /slɪŋz/ |
| past simple slung | /slʌŋ/ /slʌŋ/ |
| past participle slung | /slʌŋ/ /slʌŋ/ |
| -ing form slinging | /ˈslɪŋɪŋ/ /ˈslɪŋɪŋ/ |
- (especially British English, informal) to throw something somewhere in a careless way synonym chuck
- sling something + adv./prep. Don't just sling your clothes on the floor.
- She slung her coat into the back of the car.
- sling somebody something Sling me an apple, will you?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loosely
- carelessly
- casually
- …
- across
- around
- in
- …
- sling mud at somebody
- sling something around somebody’s shoulders
- sling something over your shoulder
- …
- [often passive] sling something + adv./prep. to put something somewhere where it hangs loosely
- Her bag was slung over her shoulder.
- We slung a hammock between two trees.
Extra Examples- He slung his arm around my shoulders.
- His jacket was carelessly slung over one shoulder.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loosely
- carelessly
- casually
- …
- across
- around
- in
- …
- sling mud at somebody
- sling something around somebody’s shoulders
- sling something over your shoulder
- …
- [often passive] sling somebody + adv./prep. (informal) to put somebody somewhere by force; to make somebody leave somewhere
- They were slung out of the club for fighting.
- They were slung into prison.
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Low German, of symbolic origin; compare with German Schlinge ‘noose, snare’. Sense (1) of the verb is from Old Norse slyngva.
Idioms
sling your hook
- (British English, informal) (used especially in orders) to go away