HIGHLAND FLING

Meaning of HIGHLAND FLING in English

ˌHighland ˈfling BrE AmE noun [countable]

a fast Scottish dance, danced by one person

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

HIGHLAND FLING — noun Date: 1804 a lively Scottish folk dance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGHLAND FLING — noun Usage: usually capitalized H : a Scottish folk dance that is performed usually by three or four persons, with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGHLAND FLING — fling (def. 17). [ 1865-70 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGHLAND FLING — Date: 1804 : a lively Scottish folk dance
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGHLAND FLING — Function: noun Date: 1804 : a lively Scottish folk dance
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HIGHLAND FLING — ■ noun a vigorous solo Scottish dance consisting of a series of complex steps.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HIGHLAND FLING — [Highland fling] n (1804): a lively Scottish folk dance
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGHLAND FLING — national dance of Scotland. A vigorous dance requiring delicate balance and precision, it was probably originally a victory dance for …
Britannica English vocabulary
HIGHLAND FLING — noun a fast Scottish dance that is danced by one person For more information see the Cultural Guide
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGHLAND FLING — n a lively, traditional Scottish dance for one person, usually a man, in which the dancer dances on the same …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
HIGHLAND FLING — горский флинг, шотландская удалая (быстрый шотландский сольный мужской танец)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
HIGHLAND FLING — бурный шотландский танец
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HIGHLAND FLING — горский флинг
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGHLAND FLING — горский флинг
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGHLAND FLING — бурный шотландский танец
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HIGHLAND FLING — бурный шотландский танец
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HIGHLAND FLING — горский флинг, шотландская удалая (быстрый шотландский сольный мужской танец)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
HIGHLAND — alt montania, alt paise
English interlingue dictionary
HIGHLAND — geographical name city SE California E of San Bernardino population 44,605, town NW Indiana S of Hammond population 23,546, administrative …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGHLAND — I. ˈhīlənd sometimes -ˌland or -ˌlaa(ə)nd noun Etymology: Middle English, from high + land 1. : elevated or mountainous land …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLING — I. ˈfliŋ verb ( flung ˈfləŋ ; also dialect flang ˈflaŋ, -aiŋ ; flung ; flinging ; flings ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGHLAND — (n.) Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland.
Английский словарь Webster
FLING — (n.) A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling.
Английский словарь Webster
FLING — (n.) A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse.
Английский словарь Webster
FLING — (v. i.) To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and …
Английский словарь Webster
FLING — (v. i.) To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling.
Английский словарь Webster
FLING — (v. t.) To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to …
Английский словарь Webster
HIGHLAND — ( n. ) Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGHLAND — /huy"leuhnd/ , n. 1. a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 182,044; 9710 sq. mi. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGHLAND — /huy"leuhnd/ , n. 1. an elevated region; plateau: He moved to a highland far from the river. 2. highlands , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLING — /fling/ , v. , flung, flinging , n. v.t. 1. to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence: to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGHLAND — n. elevated land, high area of land; mountainous region
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HIGHLAND — I. ˈhī-lənd noun Date: before 12th century : elevated or mountainous land II. adjective Date: 15th century 1. : of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGHLAND — geographical name 1. city SE California E of San Bernardino population 44,605 2. town NW Indiana S of Hammond population …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGHLAND — noun elevated or mountainous land; (often in the ·pl) an elevated region or country; as, the highlands of scotland.
Webster English vocab
FLING — noun a trifing matter; an object of contempt. 2. fling ·noun a kind of dance; as, the highland fling. 3. …
Webster English vocab
HIGHLAND — [high.land] n (bef. 12c): elevated or mountainous land [2]highland adj (15c) 1: of or relating to a highland 2. cap: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLING — [fling] vb flung ; fling.ing [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to ON flengja to whip] vi (14c) 1: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGHLAND — council area in northern Scotland, forming the northernmost extension of the Scottish mainland between the Atlantic Ocean in the west …
Britannica English vocabulary
HIGHLAND — highland, H\~ BrE AmE ˈhaɪl ənd ▷ highland|s z ▶ ˌ Highland ˈ fling BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FLING — fling BrE AmE flɪŋ ▷ flinging ˈflɪŋ ɪŋ ▷ flings flɪŋz ▷ flung flʌŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGHLAND — / ˈhaɪlənd; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. connected with an area of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLING — / flɪŋ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( flung , flung / flʌŋ; NAmE /) 1. [ vn …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGHLAND — Highland BrE AmE a ↑ region (=local government area) of northern Scotland which includes many islands and the highest mountain …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGHLAND — high ‧ land /ˈhaɪlənd/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] 1 . ( also Highland ) relating to the Scottish …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLING — I. fling 1 /flɪŋ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle flung /flʌŋ/) [transitive always + adverb/preposition] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGHLAND — n. & adj. --n. (usu. in pl.) 1 an area of high land. 2 (the Highlands) the mountainous part of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLING — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. flung) 1 tr. throw or hurl (an object) forcefully. 2 refl. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGHLAND — n. & adj. n. (usu. in pl.) 1 an area of high land. 2 (the Highlands) the mountainous part of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLING — v. & n. v. (past and past part. flung) 1 tr. throw or hurl (an object) forcefully. 2 refl. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIGHLAND — n. & adj. --n. (usu. in pl.) 1. an area of high land. 2 (the Highlands) the mountainous part of …
Oxford English vocab
FLING — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. flung) 1. tr. throw or hurl (an object) forcefully. 2 refl. a …
Oxford English vocab
FLING — ( flings, flinging, flung) 1. If you fling something somewhere, you throw it there using a lot of force. The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLING — (~s, ~ing, flung) 1. If you ~ something somewhere, you throw it there using a lot of force. The woman …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HIGHLAND — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ highland dancing ▪ the highland city of Puno
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLING — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB open ▪ She flung open the door of the Document Examination room and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIGHLAND — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable]The highland landscape is breathtakingly beautiful at any time of year.The Highland fling is an energetic …
Cambridge English vocab
FLING — Synonyms and related words : approach, assay, attempt, bash, bat, bender, bid, binge, boil, bolt, bout, bowl, bung, bust, career, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGHLAND — adj. Highland is used with these nouns: ↑ cattle
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FLING — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief , little ▪ summer ( esp. AmE ) ▪ (one) final , (one) last ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FLING — n. 25B6; verb he flung the axe into the river : THROW, toss, sling, hurl, cast, pitch, lob; informal chuck, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGHLAND — 1) горный пони (наиболее крупная и сильная порода; высота 120-140 см; используется преим. для обслуживания животноводческих ферм) полн. Highland pony; …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
FLING — v. 1 toss, pitch, throw, cast, hurl, heave, sling, propel, fire, let fly, send, Colloq lob, chuck The smugglers had …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HIGHLAND — сущ. 1) нагорье; плато Syn : plateau, tableland 2) мн. горная местность; горная страна нагорье; высокогорная местность pl горная местность; …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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