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Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈslɪŋʃɒt/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪŋʃɒt
- Hyphenation: sling‧shot
Noun
[edit]slingshot (plural slingshots)
- (chiefly US, Philippines) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
- (pinball) A stationary, often triangular object that launches any ball that hits its longest side back at a high force, now usually located above the flipper and between it and the inlane, with one each for both lower flippers.
- A sling bikini.
- (powerlifting) An implement of a broad fabric worn around and connecting both bicipites brachii to support benching the most heavy weights.
- Hypernym: elastic band
Synonyms
[edit]- (stick with elastic band for shooting projectiles): bean shooter, catapult (UK), flip, hand catapult, shanghai (Australia and New Zealand)
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles — see also sling
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Verb
[edit]slingshot (third-person singular simple present slingshots, present participle slingshotting, simple past and past participle slingshotted)
- To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot.
- (especially) To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft.
- The shuttle will slingshot around Jupiter on its way to Saturn.
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