SLING (slung)

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Irregular inflected form: slung   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does sling mean? 

• SLING (noun)
  The noun SLING has 5 senses:

1. a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice

2. a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

3. a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel

4. a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released

5. bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck

  Familiarity information: SLING used as a noun is common.

• SLING (verb)
  The verb SLING has 4 senses:

1. hurl as if with a sling

2. hang loosely or freely; let swing

3. move with a sling

4. hold or carry in a sling

  Familiarity information: SLING used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("sling" is a kind of...):

highball (a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sling"):

brandy sling (a sling made with brandy)

gin sling (a sling made with gin)

rum sling (a sling made with rum)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

catapult; sling; slingshot

Hypernyms ("sling" is a kind of...):

plaything; toy (an artifact designed to be played with)

Derivation:

sling (hurl as if with a sling)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sling; slingback

Hypernyms ("sling" is a kind of...):

shoe (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sling" is a kind of...):

arm; weapon; weapon system (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

scarf bandage; sling; triangular bandage

Hypernyms ("sling" is a kind of...):

bandage; patch (a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body)

• SLING (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they sling    ... he / she / it slings   
Past simple: slung   
Past participle: slung   
-ing form: slinging   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hurl as if with a sling

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

catapult; sling

Hypernyms (to "sling" is one way to...):

cast; hurl; hurtle (throw forcefully)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

They sling the object in the water

Derivation:

sling (a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones)

slinger (a person who uses a sling to throw something)

slinging (throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hang loosely or freely; let swing

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "sling" is one way to...):

hang; hang up (cause to be hanging or suspended)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Move with a sling

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

sling the cargo onto the ship

Hypernyms (to "sling" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Hold or carry in a sling

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

he cannot button his shirt with his slinged arm

Hypernyms (to "sling" is one way to...):

bear; carry; hold (support or hold in a certain manner)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

A position in which the subject's body is supported by a sling.

(Patient in Body Sling, NCI Thesaurus)

He promised to communicate with me, when anything befell him; and he slung his bag about him, took his hat and stick, and bade us both “Good-bye!”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Challenger had slung the camp axe over his shoulder when he ascended.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Better sling yer ’ook out of ’ere, Yonson,” he said.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Two of the bars, slung in a rope's end, made a good load for a grown man—one that he was glad to walk slowly with.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Well, she has my promise, and I’ll never sling my hat over the ropes unless she gives me leave.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Maybe you think I am just slinging you a yarn.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

In front of him he saw, in the gaslight, a tallish man, walking with a slight stagger, and carrying a white goose slung over his shoulder.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

His comrade was a large, red-headed man upon a great black horse, with a huge canvas bag slung from his saddle-bow, which jingled and clinked with every movement of his steed.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and other tissues that form a sling or hammock across the pelvis.

(Pelvic Support Problems, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)