arm sling
1Sling — Sling, n. [OE. slinge; akin to OD. slinge, D. slinger, OHG. slinga; cf. OF. eslingue, of German origin. See {Sling}, v. t.] 1. An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends …
2Sling cart — Sling Sling, n. [OE. slinge; akin to OD. slinge, D. slinger, OHG. slinga; cf. OF. eslingue, of German origin. See {Sling}, v. t.] 1. An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its …
3Sling dog — Sling Sling, n. [OE. slinge; akin to OD. slinge, D. slinger, OHG. slinga; cf. OF. eslingue, of German origin. See {Sling}, v. t.] 1. An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its …
4sling — sling1 [sliŋ] n. [ME slinge < the v.] 1. a) a primitive instrument for throwing stones, etc., consisting of a piece of leather tied to cords that are whirled by hand for releasing the missile ☆ b) SLINGSHOT 2. the act of throwing with or as… …
5Sling (weapon) — A sling is a projectile weapon typically used to throw a blunt projectile such as a stone. It is also known as the shepherd s sling.A sling has a small cradle or pouch in the middle of two lengths of cord. The sling stone is placed in the pouch.… …
6Sling (firearms) — In the context of firearms, a sling is a type of strap or harness designed to allow an operator carry a firearm (usually a long gun such as a rifle, carbine, shotgun, or submachine gun) on his/her person and/or aid in greater hit probability with …
7sling — I n. in a sling (her arm was in a sling) II v. 1) (D; tr.) to sling at (to sling stones at smb.) 2) (misc.) to sling mud at smb.) ( to slander smb. ) * * * [slɪŋ] (misc.) to sling mud at smb. ( to slander smb. ) in a sling (her arm was in a… …
8sling — sling1 [slıŋ] v past tense and past participle slung [slʌŋ] [T always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from Old Norse slyngva to throw violently ] 1.) to throw or put something somewhere with a careless movement and some… …
9sling — [[t]slɪ̱ŋ[/t]] slings, slinging, slung 1) VERB If you sling something somewhere, you throw it there carelessly. [V n prep/adv] Marla was recently seen slinging her shoes at Trump... [V n prep/adv] I saw him take off his anorak and sling it into… …
10sling — 1 verb past tense and past participle slung, (transitive always + adv/prep) 1 to throw something roughly or with a lot of force: Sling me the keys, will you? | sling sth across/into etc: Fiona slung her bag across the room. 2 to throw or put… …
