SLING


Meaning of SLING in English

(~s, ~ing, slung)

1.

If you ~ something somewhere, you throw it there carelessly.

I saw him take off his anorak and ~ it into the back seat.

= fling

VERB: V n prep/adv

2.

If you ~ something over your shoulder or over something such as a chair, you hang it there loosely.

She slung her coat over her desk chair...

He had a small green rucksack slung over one shoulder.

VERB: V n prep, V n prep

3.

If a rope, blanket, or other object is slung between two points, someone has hung it loosely between them.

...two long poles with a blanket slung between them...

VERB: usu passive, be V-ed prep

4.

A ~ is an object made of ropes, straps, or cloth that is used for carrying things.

They used ~s of rope to lower us from one set of arms to another.

N-COUNT

5.

A ~ is a piece of cloth which supports someone’s broken or injured arm and is tied round their neck.

She was back at work with her arm in a ~.

N-COUNT

6.

see also mud-~ing

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