slingshot

Meaning

Noun

1. (Australia, Philippines, US) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
2. A stationary, often triangular object that launches any ball that hits its longest side back at a high force, now usually located above the flipper and between it and the inlane, with one each for both lower flippers.
3. A sling bikini.
4. An implement of a broad fabric worn around and connecting both bicipites brachii to support benching the most heavy weights.
5. (UK, slang) The act of passing cars queuing in the left-hand lane and using the right-hand lane to go around a roundabout, exiting at the desired junction having avoided the queue.
6. Synonym of slingshot effect.

Verb

1. To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot.
2. To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft.
3. (UK, slang) To perform the slingshot manoeuvre (see Noun).

Synonyms

catapult

sling

shanghai

catapult

spear gun

peashooter

elastic

fencer

beany

Translations

fronde

fionda

Zwille

lance-pierre

lance-pierres

Schleuder

estilingue

Steinschleuder

tirachinas

katapult

tirador

sapan

honda

slinger

baladeira

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈslɪŋʃɒt/

Etymology

From sling + shot.