sling

Meaning

Verb

1. To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
2. To throw with a sling.
3. To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
4. (slang) To sell, peddle, or distribute (often illicitly, e.g. drugs, sex, etc.).

Noun

1. 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.
2. A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
3. A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby or other such load.
4. A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.
5. A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
6. A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast.
7. The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
8. 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.
9. A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.

Noun

A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity.

Synonyms

catapult

slingshot

throw

fling

cast

hurl

pitch

snare

toss

launch

noose

dart

🎯

slingback

rope

🪢

scarf bandage

loop

➿

centrifuge

chuck

hoist

strap

suspend

lob

heave

propel

project

net

hang

triangular bandage

spin dryer

spinner

suspensory

thong

trap

🪤

tree

🌳

trice

tug

ultracentrifuge

vine

arbalist

chain dog

dart thrower

spear thrower

spin-dry

eye hook

weight

fall line

in the case of animals

trebucket

crane cable

suspension cable

chain hook

sling rope

hoist cable

wire suspension

hoisting sling

catenary wire

rigging line

lifting rope

carrying sling

ballista

gun sling

bandage

barrage

basket

🧺

beany

bearer cable

brace

bunk

casting

centrifugate

crane

drape

drop

extractor

grabs

harness

hurtle

kicker

knockout

loll

mangonel

plop

raise

ricochet

shoot

skyrocket

slipknot

spin drier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈslɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English slynge (noun), slyngen (verb), probably from Old Norse slyngja, slyngva (“to hurl”), from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“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”)).