'Sling' definitions:

Definition of 'sling'

From: WordNet
noun
A highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
noun
A plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones [syn: slingshot, sling, catapult]
noun
A shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel [syn: slingback, sling]
noun
A simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released
noun
Bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck [syn: sling, scarf bandage, triangular bandage]
verb
Hurl as if with a sling [syn: sling, catapult]
verb
Hang loosely or freely; let swing
verb
Move with a sling; "sling the cargo onto the ship"
verb
Hold or carry in a sling; "he cannot button his shirt with his slinged arm"

Definition of 'Sling'

From: GCIDE
  • Sling \Sling\, n. [OE. slinge; akin to OD. slinge, D. slinger, OHG. slinga; cf. OF. eslingue, of German origin. See Sling, v. t.]
  • 1. An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. The missile being lodged in a hole in the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand, and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke. [1913 Webster]
  • The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • At one sling Of thy victorius arm, well-pleasing Son. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A contrivance for sustaining anything by suspension; as: (a) A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported. (b) A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering. (c) A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder. (d) (Naut.) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast; -- chiefly in the plural. [1913 Webster]
  • Sling cart, a kind of cart used to transport cannon and their carriages, large stones, machines, etc., the objects transported being slung, or suspended by a chain attached to the axletree.
  • Sling dog, one of a pair of iron hooks used as part of a sling. See def. 3 (b) above. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sling'

From: GCIDE
  • Sling \Sling\, v. t. [imp. Slung, Archaic Slang; p. p. Slung; p. pr. & vb. n. Slinging.] [AS. slingan; akin to D. slingeren, G. schlingen, to wind, to twist, to creep, OHG. slingan to wind, to twist, to move to and fro, Icel. slyngva, sl["o]ngva, to sling, Sw. slunga, Dan. slynge, Lith. slinkti to creep.]
  • 1. To throw with a sling. "Every one could sling stones at an hairbreadth, and not miss." --Judg. xx. 16. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To throw; to hurl; to cast. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Naut) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sling'

From: GCIDE
  • Sling \Sling\, n. [Cf. G. schlingen to swallow.] A drink composed of spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sling'

From: Easton
  • Sling With a sling and a stone David smote the Philistine giant (1 Sam. 17:40, 49). There were 700 Benjamites who were so skilled in its use that with the left hand they "could sling stones at a hair breadth, and not miss" (Judg. 20:16; 1 Chr. 12:2). It was used by the Israelites in war (2 Kings 3:25). (See ARMS.)
  • The words in Prov. 26:8, "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling," etc. (Authorized Version), should rather, as in the Revised Version, be "As a bag of gems in a heap of stones," etc.

Synonyms of 'sling'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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