'Slung' definitions:

Definition of 'Slung'

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  • Slung \Slung\, imp. & p. p. of Sling. [1913 Webster]
  • Slung shot, a metal ball of small size, with a string attached, used by ruffians for striking. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Slung'

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 'Slung'

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]

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