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Meanings of sling in English

Portuguese
fisga
Catalan
tirador
Spanish
tirador
Wikidata

A plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones.

fisga
Catalan
eslinga
Spanish
eslinga
Wikidata

Item of climbing equipment consisting of a tied or sewn loop of webbing.

eslinga
Synonyms
Examples for "catapult"
Examples for "catapult"
1
Sometimes good ideas can immediately catapult a company into the big leagues.
The Irish Times
2
The word smote on the captive like the missile of a catapult.
A Friend of Cæsar: A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Tim...
3
The deal, if successfully concluded, should catapult Galen into the international league.
The Irish Times
4
The catapult master ordered the second firer to take up the tension.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
5
That seat was mounted on parallel catapult tubes measuring 42 inches long.
Wired
1
But he's found a new use for his slingshot too: Planting trees.
Reuters
2
She suggested a slingshot method, but I liked the hold-her-and-stuff-her plan myself.
Good girls don't
3
Eddie, who realized he hadn't finished the slingshot, either-notyet, at least-shrugged
The waste lands
4
But in NASA's view, such was the price of a successful slingshot.
Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic fr...
5
Mpendulo carries a slingshot, a box of matches and a pocket knife.
The South African

Bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck.

A shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel.

Usage of sling in English
1
Just check out how many words we still sling at Thomas Edison.
Wired
2
Ten minutes later, the sling was gone, Emmett's wound a soft pink.
Burning up
3
The wound was properly bandaged, and the arm put in a sling.
Delia Blanchflower
4
The use of the sling by the Persian light-armed is quite certain.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5: ...
5
The sling was a very efficacious and important instrument in ancient warfare.
The Iliad of Homer / Translated into English Blank Verse by Will...
6
She put out a hand and touched the pistol in his sling.
The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales
7
The starboard-watch can sling their hammocks and turn in if they like.
At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt
8
He probably left me the first time I picked up a sling.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
9
And in this sling, in this completely unreal ascent, Cochrane roused suddenly.
Operation: Outer Space
10
A space-suited figure moved toward a dangling sling and sat in it.
Operation: Outer Space
11
Now I will put the sling of the rifle over your shoulder.
With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader
12
Would I be alive today if I hadn't picked up that sling?
The Valley of Horses
13
When battle is commenced, a round stone is set in the sling.
Artillery Through the Ages / A Short Illustrated History of Cann...
14
You can sling it over a shoulder or carry it in hand.
The Irish Times
15
He had discarded his sling and was engaged in tuning a lute.
The Helmet of Navarre
16
Zoe saw his shoes first, red sling-back pumps with a five-inch heel.
Flesh and blood
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