I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
out
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I got slung out of my flat when I couldn't pay the rent, and wound up in a hostel.
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And Robinson came out slinging , realizing his running attack was capable of a negative-yardage day.
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But you'd get slung out of a bondage club for tying ropes that slack.
over
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Tucking it into one of the saddlebags, he looked up to see Mariana with one Greener slung over her shoulders.
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Sweating, he took off his anorak and carried it slung over his shoulder.
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Usual stuff ... down the pub with it slung over the shoulder to show off - hero of the moment.
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The older men have blankets loosely slung over their shoulders.
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A battered jacket was slung over one shoulder.
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I had wrapped the vase carefully in newspaper and put it in a string bag, which I slung over my shoulder.
■ NOUN
hook
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Forget it, I said, For a moment I thought he was going to tell me to sling my hook .
shoulder
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Some were running: some were striding purposefully; some had rifles slung across their shoulders on rope straps.
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A trash bag slung over the shoulder , Santa-style.
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Tucking it into one of the saddlebags, he looked up to see Mariana with one Greener slung over her shoulders .
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Hicks put the pistols inside it and slung it around his shoulder by one strap.
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The lesser bag she slung on to her shoulder .
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His Leica was always around his neck, his camera bag slung from his shoulder .
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Sweating, he took off his anorak and carried it slung over his shoulder .
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He dashed back, picked up Granny Weatherwax, slung her over his shoulder and ran on, downhill.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He watched horrified as they slung the body over the cliff.
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The baggage handlers just sling the cases in the back of the bus -- they don't care if anything gets broken.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And there may be preferred slinging techniques, attendant rituals and even a subcultural vernacular associated with the activity.
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But you'd get slung out of a bondage club for tying ropes that slack.
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He slings his jacket over his shoulder and lifts his bag.
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I slung the letter back into the middle of the pile of correspondence and headed very quickly for the door.
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I got slung out of my flat when I couldn't pay the rent, and wound up in a hostel.
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She sat in the chair, and Josie slung a nylon barber's gown around her.
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So why are the mutual-fund companies suddenly obsessed with slinging around this term?
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Usual stuff ... down the pub with it slung over the shoulder to show off - hero of the moment.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
suffer
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There are several dings and dents in the body where the guitar has suffered the slings and arrows of a curious public.
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Instead, I suffered the slings and abuses of public health.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Instead, I suffered the slings and abuses of public health.
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There are several dings and dents in the body where the guitar has suffered the slings and arrows of a curious public.