fling (verb)
101dart — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. hurl, cast, throw; spring, rush; dartle. n. spear, javelin, arrow; dash; seam. See arms, velocity, haste, propulsion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. missile, barb, flechette; see arrow , weapon 1 . v. 1. [To …
102launch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. float, start, get going; throw, cast, hurl. See beginning, propulsion, astronautics. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. motorboat, cabin cruiser, ship s launch; see boat , ship . v. 1. [To initiate] Syn.… …
103shoot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rush, dart; sprout, burgeon, grow; fire, discharge; detonate, explode; kill, wound, hit; propel, drive, emit. See velocity, propulsion. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To discharge] Syn. fire, shoot off, expel …
104smack — {{11}}smack (n.1) taste, flavor, now mainly in verbal figurative use smacks of ... (first attested 1590s; smack as a verb in this sense is from late 14c.), from O.E. smæc, from P.Gmc. *smak (Cf. O.Fris. smek, Du. smaak, O.H.G. smac, Ger.… …
105cast — 1. verb 1) he cast the stone into the stream Syn: throw, toss, fling, pitch, hurl, lob; informal chuck 2) fishermen cast their nets Syn: spread, throw, open out 3) she cast a fe …
106pitch — I 1. noun 1) her voice rose in pitch Syn: tone, timbre, key, modulation, frequency 2) the pitch of the roof Syn: gradient, slope, slant, angle, steepness, tilt …
107cast — 1. verb 1) he cast the stone into the stream Syn: throw, toss, fling, pitch, hurl, lob; informal chuck, sling, bung 2) she cast a fearful glance over her shoulder Syn: direct, shoot …
108throw — 1. verb 1) Syn: hurl, toss, fling, pitch, cast, lob, launch, bowl; informal chuck, heave, sling, bung 2) he threw the door open Syn: push, thrust …
109upfling — | ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: up (I) + fling : to fling up …
110flap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English flappe Date: 14th century 1. a stroke with something broad ; slap 2. obsolete something broad and flat used for striking 3. something that is broad, limber, or flat and usually thin and that hangs loose or… …
