sling

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 References 1.6 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Probably from Old Norse slyngva (“‘to throw’”)^[1] (compare Danish slynge), cognate with Old High German slingan (“‘to twist’”).

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• IPA: /'slɪɳ/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋ

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to sling (third-person singular simple present slings, present participle slinging, simple past slung or slang, past participle slung)

1. To throw.

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sling (plural slings)

1. (weapon) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 43:

     The Sling is also a weapon of great antiquity, formerly in high estimation among the ancients.

2. A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
3. A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby.
4. A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.
5. A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
6. (Nautical) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast; -- chiefly in the plural.
7. The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
   • 1600, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III, Scene I, line 55:

     To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing, end them.

8. A device used by a sexually passive partner to raise and support the legs during sex. This kind of sex sling consists of a cushion fitting under the neck, joined by 2 straps to each ankle, and these attached to each wrist.
9. A leather hammock sometimes found in gay sex clubs to recline and elevate a sexually passive partner, and further raise and support the legs, hence: sling room.

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• Notes:

1. ^ Etymology of sling in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: "ME, prob. from ON slyngva, to hurl; akin to OHG slingan, to worm, twist, Lith slinkti"

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of gilns
• ILGNs
• lings