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31slingshot — noun Date: 1849 1. a forked stick with an elastic band attached for shooting small stones 2. a. a maneuver in auto racing in which a drafting car accelerates past the car in front by taking advantage of reserve power b. a dragster in which the… …
32slingshot — /sling shot /, n. a Y shaped stick with an elastic strip between the prongs for shooting stones and other small missiles. [1840 50, Amer.; SLING1 + SHOT1] * * * …
33slingshot — 1. noun /ˈslɪŋʃɒt/ A Y shaped stick with an elastic band between the arms used for shooting small projectiles. Syn: catapult 2. verb /ˈslɪŋʃɒt/ To use the gravity of a moving …
34slingshot — The argument sometimes known as the Frege–Church argument that if a context is such that co referring singular terms (names or descriptions) can be substituted for each other salva veritate, then sentences with the same truth value can also be so …
35slingshot — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. see sling …
36slingshot — sling|shot [ˈslıŋʃɔt US ʃa:t] n AmE a small Y shaped stick with a thin band of rubber across the top, used to throw stones British Equivalent: catapult …
37slingshot — sling|shot [ slıŋ,ʃat ] noun count an object that children use for firing stones. It consists of a stick in the shape of a Y with a thin band of rubber across the top …
38slingshot — n. small hand held weapon made of a loop of elastic connected to a Y shaped stick and used to hurl stones or other small projectiles …
39slingshot — noun (C) AmE a small stick in the shape of a Y with a thin band of rubber, used by children to throw stones; catapult 1 (2) BrE …
40slingshot — sling•shot [[t]ˈslɪŋˌʃɒt[/t]] n. mil aY shaped stick with an elastic strip between the prongs for shooting small missiles • Etymology: 1840–50, amer …
