sling
sling
/slɪŋ/
1 (especially British English, informal) to throw something somewhere in a careless way
sling something + adv./prep. Don't just sling your clothes on the floor.
She slung her coat into the back of the car.
sling somebody something Sling me an apple, will you?
Collocations
adverb
preposition
in
phrases
sling mud at somebody
sling something around somebody’s shoulders
sling something over your shoulder
2 often passive sling something + adv./prep. to put something somewhere where it hangs loosely Her bag was slung over her shoulder.
We slung a hammock between two trees.
He slung his arm around my shoulders.
His jacket was carelessly slung over one shoulder.
3 often passive sling somebody + adv./prep. (informal) to put somebody somewhere by force; to make somebody leave somewhere They were slung out of the club for fighting.
They were slung into prison.
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
sling
/slɪŋ/
1 a band of cloth that is tied around a person’s neck and used to support a broken or injured arm
in a sling He had his arm in a sling.
2 a device consisting of a band, ropes, etc. for holding and lifting heavy objects
The engine was lifted in a sling of steel rope.
3 a device like a bag for carrying a baby on your back or in front of you
4 (in the past) a simple weapon made from a band of leather, etc., used for throwing stones
Word Origin
Middle English: probably from Low German, of symbolic origin; compare with German Schlinge ‘noose, snare’. Sense (1) of the verb is from Old Norse slyngva.