slingverb [ T usually + adv/prep ]
uk/slɪŋ/us/slɪŋ/slung, slungsling verb [ T usually + adv/prep ] (THROW)
informal to throw or drop something carelessly:
mainly UK informal to throw or give something to someone:
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Throwing
- cast
- chuck
- flick
- fling
- heave
- hurl
- overhand
- peg
- pelt
- precipitate
- project
- projectile
- slung
- stone
- throw
- throw-in
- thrown
- toss
- underarm
- underhand
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sling verb [ T usually + adv/prep ] (HANG)
to hang something over something, especially in a careless way:
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Hanging and suspending
- cascade
- dangle
- dangly
- drape
- droop
- fall
- flow
- hang
- pendant
- pendent
- pendulous
- sag
- saggy
- slung
- string
- string sth up
- suspend
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slingnoun [ C ]
uk/slɪŋ/us/slɪŋ/a device that uses a strap, piece of cloth, or ropes for supporting, lifting, or carrying objects:
a device for supporting a broken or damaged arm in which the arm is held in front of the body in a piece of cloth that is tied around the neck:
a device like a bag for carrying a baby, tied to the front or the back of an adult's body
a simple weapon used mainly in the past in which a strap held at the ends was used for throwing stones
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Machines - general words
- 3-D printer
- automatic
- backhoe
- bot
- cash machine
- cement mixer
- cloud chamber
- compactor
- contraption
- cotton gin
- crank
- elevator
- humidifier
- lift
- Mk
- plant
- rotor
- selector
- sensitive
- vending machine
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