to sling

Examples

• All

• Harvey, a pompous sort, arrived with two cameras slung around his neck and spent most of his visit snapping photographs.

  Academic text (2003)

• Two quivers of arrows slung over his shoulders hesitated only a moment at the top of the stairs.

  Fiction book (1992)

• I'll sling some clothes on.

  Nil by Mouth (1997)

• Sling it on your shoulders.

  The Ten Commandments (1956)

• Wouldn't it be easier to sling it over your shoulder?

  Cleopatra (1963)

• Then we wrap the whole thing in bubble wrap and put it in a camera bag and sling it over our shoulders.

• The boy picked up his bundle and slung it over his shoulder.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Now he's way up there, talking to a portly man with a camera slung from his neck.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Diana finally located her sandals under the bed, slung her purse over her shoulder, and went downstairs.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Myself and Banquo and I had an overcoat on and I had a military cap pulled down over my face and a rifle slung over my shoulder.

  Rich Roll

Synonyms

H

to hoist

vsto sling

79 4.7

To lift heavy things using ropes, pulleys, or a machine

uses a strap to hang or move items rather than mechanical gear

Idioms

S

to sling one's hook

• Archaic

9.9

To leave quickly because people do not want you there

Phrasal Verbs

S

to sling in

• UK

7.8

Quickly add something without much care

S

to sling off

• Informal

8.6

To take off or get rid of something quickly and without care

S

to sling the ball

• Informal

3.4

To throw the ball quickly and casually

Compounds

B

brandy sling

7.8

A mixed drink of brandy, sugar, and water served with ice and lemon

G

gin sling

8.1

A sweet drink made with gin and lemon, sometimes mixed with soda

R

rum sling

7.5

A mixed drink of rum, sugar, water, often with lemon juice

How Secure

to crane

1 3.7

to hoist

79 4.7

to sling

18 3.8

to hang

∞ 1.0

to drape

83 4.3

Surface Forms

Etymology