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sling
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English slynge (noun), slyngen (verb), probably from Old Norse slyngja, slyngva (“to hurl”), from Proto-Germanic *slingwan? (“to worm, twist”) or compare Old English slingan (“to wind, twist”), from the same source.
Compare German schlingen (“to swing, wind, twist”), Danish and Norwegian slynge), from Proto-Indo-European *slenk (“to turn, twist”) (compare Welsh llyngyr (“worms, maggots”), Lithuanian sliñkti (“to crawl like a snake”), Latvian slìkt (“to sink”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sl??/
- Rhymes: -??
Verb
sling (third-person singular simple present slings, present participle slinging, simple past and past participle slung or slang)
- To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
- 2000, Bible (World English), Judges xx. 16
- Everyone could sling stones at an hairbreadth, and not miss.
- 2000, Bible (World English), Judges xx. 16
- To throw with a sling.
- (nautical) To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
- (slang) To sell, peddle, or distribute illicitly (e.g. drugs, sex, etc.).
- 2008, Breaking Bad, Season 1, Episode 6:
- You may know a lot about chemistry man but you don't know jack about slinging dope.
- 2008, Breaking Bad, Season 1, Episode 6:
Derived terms
- undersling
Translations
Noun
sling (plural slings)
- (weapon) 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.
- A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
- A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby or other such load.
- A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.
- A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
- (nautical, chiefly in the plural) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast.
- The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
- (climbing) A loop of rope or fabric tape used for various purposes: e.g. as part of a runner, or providing extra protection when abseiling or belaying.
- A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
- gin sling
- a Singapore sling
Derived terms
- ass in a sling
- gin sling
- Singapore sling
- slingshot
- slingstone
- staff sling
Translations
Etymology 2
From a shortening of spiderling.
Noun
sling (plural slings)
- A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity.
Further reading
- Sling in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- -lings, Lings, lings
Middle English
Noun
sling
- Alternative form of slynge
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mankini
English
Etymology
Blend of man +? bikini
Noun
mankini (plural mankinis)
- A kind of sling bikini worn by men
Anagrams
- manikin
Translations
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