sling

[US]/slɪŋ/
[UK]/slɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. catapult; suspension rope; throw
vt. to throw with a catapult; to suspend.

Phrases & Collocations

arm sling

sling bag

sling shot

sling someone out

rope sling

Example Sentences

sling cargo into a hold.

you may use a sling if you wish.

sling a few things into your knapsack.

the slings and arrows of outrageous critics.

they are trying to sling mud at me to cover up their defeat.

the horse had to be supported by a sling fixed to the roof.

As a politician you have to deal with the slings and arrows of criticism from the newspapers.

Just before an election, politicians really start to sling mud at each other.

That boy’s a real nuisance. I tried telling him to sling his hook but he simply ignored me.

They use a paper string to suspend a pipeful of rice, put a stick vertically into a jar of rice and sling the whole jar up.

Materials for sling: terylen tape, nylon tape, elastomer thread, PVC tape, etc, having processes of noctilucence, fluorescence, repercussion, jacquard weaving by computer, etc.

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