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  • 51fling on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fling on : present tense I/you/we/they fling on he/she/it flings on present participle flinging on past tense flung on past participle flung on if you fling clothes on, you put them on quickly …

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  • 52fling — v. & n. v. (past and past part. flung) 1 tr. throw or hurl (an object) forcefully. 2 refl. a (usu. foll. by into) rush headlong (into a person s arms, a train, etc.). b (usu. foll. by into) embark wholeheartedly (on an enterprise). c (usu. foll.… …

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  • 53fling — 01. The young woman walked into the room, and [flung] her coat on the bed. 02. My mother had a big argument with my dad last night, and wound up [flinging] a wine glass at him. 03. The children spent the afternoon [flinging] sticks into the creek …

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  • 54fling — I n A short affair or romance. Phil Anders and Constance Noring had a brief fling that ended on a sour note. 1820s II n A try or attempt at something. Horace gave flipping burgers a fling but decided it was not his cup of tea. 1550s …

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  • 55fling — vb, n British 1. (to give someone) a bribe, illicit payment. A piece of criminal and police jargon which is a more recent coinage inspired by bung. We ll have to fling him to square it. I d need a fling in that case. 2. an affair, usually… …

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  • 56fling — 1. verb he flung the ax into the river Syn: throw, toss, sling, hurl, cast, pitch, lob; informal chuck, heave 2. noun 1) a birthday fling Syn: good time, spree, bit of fun, night on the town; …

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  • 57fling — 1. verb he flung the axe into the river Syn: throw, hurl, toss, sling, launch, pitch, lob; informal chuck, heave 2. noun 1) a birthday fling Syn: good time, party, spree …

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  • 58fling-wing — n. a helicopter. □ The fling wing from the radio station is hovering over the traffic jam. □ There must be a dozen fling wings up there making all that noise …

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  • 59fling back — phr verb Fling back is used with these nouns as the object: ↑duvet …

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  • 60fling off — phr verb Fling off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑cover …

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