(~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