Definition of sling

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Sling (v. t.) The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke..

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Sling :: Sling (n.) A drink composed of spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
Slung :: Slung () imp. & p. p. of Sling.
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported..
Quarter :: Quarter (n.) The after-part of a vessel's side, generally corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also, the part of the yardarm outside of the slings..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A contrivance for sustaining anything by suspensio.
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke..
Slinging :: Slinging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slin.
Houseling :: Houseling (a.) Same as Housling.
Slinger :: Slinger (n.) One who slings, or uses a sling..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To throw; to hurl; to cast.
Housling :: Housling (a.) Sacramental; as, housling fire..
Nettles :: Nettles (n. pl.) Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams.
Gosling :: Gosling (n.) A young or unfledged goose.
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder..
Artillery :: Artillery (n.) Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows..
Top-chain :: Top-chain (n.) A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away..
Ram :: Ram (n.) In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram..
Diminutive :: Diminutive (n.) A derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a young object of the same kind with that denoted by the primitive; as, gosling, eaglet, lambkin..
Parbuckle :: Parbuckle (n.) A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc..
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