different between fling vs accelerate
fling
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fl??/
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Middle English fling, from the verb (see below). Compare Icelandic flengur (“a fast sprint”).
Noun
fling (plural flings)
- An act of throwing, often violently.
- An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
- An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.
- 1838, Douglas William Jerrold, Men of Character
- When I was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of pleasure.
- 1838, Douglas William Jerrold, Men of Character
- A short casual sexual relationship.
- Synonym: hookup
- (figuratively) An attempt, a try (as in "give it a fling").
- (obsolete) A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe or taunt.
- c. 1732, Jonathan Swift, Epistle to a Lady
- I, who love to have a fling, / Both at senate house and king.
- c. 1732, Jonathan Swift, Epistle to a Lady
- A lively Scottish country dance.
- (obsolete) A trifling matter; an object of contempt.
- ante 1800, old proverb
- England were but a fling / Save for the crooked stick and the grey goose wing.
- ante 1800, old proverb
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English flingen, flengen, from Old Norse flengja (“to whip”), from Proto-Germanic *flangijan? (“to beat, whip”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh?k- (“to beat”). Cognate with Icelandic flengja (“to spank”), Norwegian flengja (“to rip, tear, or fling open”).
Verb
fling (third-person singular simple present flings, present participle flinging, simple past flung or (colloquial or dialectal, nonstandard) flang or (nonstandard) flinged, past participle flung or (nonstandard) flinged)
- (intransitive, now archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 113:
- I see, sir, said I, I see what a man I am with. […] And away I flung, leaving him seemingly vexed, and in confusion.
- I flung closer to his breast, / As sword that, after battle, flings to sheath.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 113:
- (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
- I know thy generous temper well. / Fling but the appearance of dishonour on it, / It straight takes fire.
- (intransitive, archaic) To throw; to wince; to flounce.
- 1836, Helen Crocket, The Ettrick Shepherd's Last Tale
- The horse flung most potently, making his heels fly aloft in the air.
- 1836, Helen Crocket, The Ettrick Shepherd's Last Tale
- (intransitive, archaic) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
Translations
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accelerate
English
Etymology
First attested in the 1520s. Either from Latin acceler?tus, perfect passive participle of acceler? (“I accelerate, hasten”), formed from ad + celer? (“I hasten”), which is from celer (“quick”) (see celerity), or back-formation from acceleration.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k.?s?l.?.??e?t/, /æk.?s?l.?.??e?t/, /?k.?s?l.?.??e?t/
Verb
accelerate (third-person singular simple present accelerates, present participle accelerating, simple past and past participle accelerated)
- (transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
- (transitive) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
- (transitive, physics) To cause a change of velocity.
- (transitive) To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
- (transitive, education) To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
- (intransitive) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
- (intransitive) Grow; increase.
- (obsolete) Alternative form of accelerated
Synonyms
- (to cause to move faster): hasten, quicken, speed up; see also Thesaurus:speed up
- (to quicken progress): expedite, further,
- (to hasten the occurrence of an event): advance, forward
Antonyms
- decelerate
- retard
- unaccelerate
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Adjective
accelerate
- (rare) Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.
- 1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Dialogue 2:
- ... a general knowledg of the definition of motion, and of the distinction of natural and violent, even and accelerate, and the like, sufficing.
- 1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Dialogue 2:
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “accelerate”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
Italian
Adjective
accelerate
- feminine plural of accelerato
Verb
accelerate
- second-person plural present indicative of accelerare
- second-person plural imperative of accelerare
- feminine plural of accelerato
Latin
Verb
acceler?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of acceler?
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