sling

Significado (Inglês)

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. (in-plural) 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.

Conceitos

funda

estilingue

tipóia

fundíbulo

atirar

arremessar

baladeira

Bodoque

bodoque

fisga

setra

tipoia

jogar

atiradeira

Amapá

eslinga

linga

Sinônimos

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

Traduções

fronde

honda

fionda

Schleuder

écharpe

🧣

schleudern

lance-pierre

cabestrillo

Schlinge

➿

lanzar

scagliare

slingeren

sospendere

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈslɪŋ/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: slynge

Cognato com inglês arcaico: slingan

Cognato com alemão: schlingen

Cognato com galês: llyngyr

Cognato com lituano: sliñkti

Cognato com letão: slìkt

In summary

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”)).