n. 25B6; verb he flung the axe into the river : THROW, toss, sling, hurl, cast, pitch, lob; informal chuck, heave, bung, buzz; dated shy.
25B6; noun
a birthday fling : GOOD TIME, spree, bit of fun; fun and games, revels, larks; informal binge, night on the town.
she had a brief fling with him : AFFAIR, love affair, relationship, romance, affaire (de cur), amour, flirtation, dalliance, liaison, entanglement, involvement, attachment.