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| n. (food) | 1. sling | a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice. |
| ~ highball | a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass. |
| ~ brandy sling | a sling made with brandy. |
| ~ gin sling | a sling made with gin. |
| ~ rum sling | a sling made with rum. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. catapult, sling, slingshot | a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones. |
| ~ plaything, toy | an artifact designed to be played with. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. sling, slingback | a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel. |
| ~ shoe | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. sling | a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released. |
| ~ weapon, weapon system, arm | any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting.; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. scarf bandage, sling, triangular bandage | bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck. |
| ~ bandage, patch | a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body. |
| v. (contact) | 6. catapult, sling | hurl as if with a sling. |
| ~ hurl, hurtle, cast | throw forcefully. |
| v. (motion) | 7. sling | hang loosely or freely; let swing. |
| ~ hang, hang up | cause to be hanging or suspended.; "Hang that picture on the wall" |
| v. (motion) | 8. sling | move with a sling.; "sling the cargo onto the ship" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (contact) | 9. sling | hold or carry in a sling.; "he cannot button his shirt with his slinged arm" |
| ~ carry, bear, hold | support or hold in a certain manner.; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" |
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| n. (event) | 1. commotion, whirl | confused movement.; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| n. (shape) | 2. convolution, swirl, vortex, whirl | the shape of something rotating rapidly. |
| ~ round shape | a shape that is curved and without sharp angles. |
| n. (act) | 3. crack, fling, go, offer, pass, whirl | a usually brief attempt.; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" |
| ~ attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
| n. (act) | 4. spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl | the act of rotating rapidly.; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" |
| ~ rotary motion, rotation | the act of rotating as if on an axis.; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" |
| ~ pirouette | (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet). |
| ~ birling, logrolling | rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport). |
| v. (motion) | 5. swirl, twiddle, twirl, whirl | turn in a twisting or spinning motion.; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" |
| ~ revolve, rotate, go around | turn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" |
| v. (motion) | 6. birl, spin, twirl, whirl | cause to spin.; "spin a coin" |
| ~ circumvolve, rotate | cause to turn on an axis or center.; "Rotate the handle" |
| v. (motion) | 7. eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool | flow in a circular current, of liquids. |
| ~ course, flow, run, feed | move along, of liquids.; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" |
| v. (motion) | 8. gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, whirl | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis.; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" |
| ~ revolve, rotate, go around | turn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" |
| ~ whirligig | whirl or spin like a whirligig. |
| v. (motion) | 9. tumble, whirl, whirl around | fly around.; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
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