| NOUN | food | sling | a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice |
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| artifact | sling, slingshot, catapult | a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms | |
| artifact | sling, slingback | a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel | |
| artifact | sling | a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released | |
| artifact | sling, scarf bandage, triangular bandage | bandage to support an injured forearm | |
| VERB | contact | sling, catapult | hurl as if with a sling |
| motion | sling | hang loosely or freely | |
| motion | sling | move with a sling | |
| contact | sling | hold or carry in a sling |
| Sounds | slih'ng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | A highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice. | |
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| Narrower | brandy sling | A sling made with brandy |
| gin sling | A sling made with gin | |
| rum sling | A sling made with rum | |
| Broader | highball | A mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass |
| Meaning | A plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones. | |
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| Synonyms | slingshot, catapult | |
| Broader | plaything, toy | An artifact designed to be played with |
| Spanish | baladora, gomero, honda, hondilla, resortera, tirachinas, tirador | |
| Catalan | profunda, tirador | |
| Verbs | sling | hurl as if with a sling |
| Meaning | A shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel. | |
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| Synonym | slingback | |
| Broader | shoe | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material |
| Meaning | A simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released. | |
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| Broader | weapon, arm, weapon system | Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting |
| Spanish | cabestrillo | |
| Catalan | cabestrell | |
| Meaning | bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck. | |
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| Synonyms | scarf bandage, triangular bandage | |
| Broader | bandage, patch | A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body |
| Meaning | hurl as if with a sling. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | They sling the object in the water | |
| Synonym | catapult | |
| Broader | hurl, hurtle, cast | Throw forcefully |
| Spanish | catapultar, tirar con honda | |
| Catalan | catapultar | |
| Nouns | sling | a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms |
| slinger | a person who uses a sling to throw something | |
| slinging | throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling) | |
| Meaning | Hang loosely or freely; let swing. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | hang, hang up | Cause to be hanging or suspended |
| Meaning | Move with a sling. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "sling the cargo onto the ship" | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Meaning | Hold or carry in a sling. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "he cannot button his shirt with his slinged arm" | |
| Broader | hold, carry, bear | support or hold in a certain manner |
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