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verbhurl as if with a sling
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nouna plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
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nounbandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck
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nouna shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel
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nouna highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juicetype of:
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nouna simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then releasedtype of:
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verbhang loosely or freely; let swing
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"he cannot button his shirt with his slinged arm"verbhold or carry in a sling
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"sling the cargo onto the ship"verbmove with a sling
Definition that contains sling
- david (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)
- sling hold or carry in a sling
- sling move with a sling
- sling hurl as if with a sling
- goliath (Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot
- catapult hurl as if with a sling
- slinging throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling)
- slinger a person who uses a sling to throw something
- rebozo a long woolen or linen scarf covering the head and shoulders (also used as a sling for holding a baby); traditionally worn by Latin-American women
- throwing board a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear