fling : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: fling	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for fling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fling n a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" Synonym(s): crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer a brief indulgence of your impulses Synonym(s): spree, fling the act of flinging v throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee" move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa" indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV" Synonym(s): splurge, fling throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" Synonym(s): discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fling \Fling\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flinging}.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[84]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1. To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into the pond. 'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. --Dryden. He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden. I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire. --Addison. 2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton. Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope. 3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. --Walpole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fling \Fling\, v. i. 1. To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling. 2. To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling. 3. To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste. And crop-full, out of doors he flings. --Milton. I flung closer to his breast, As sword that, after battle, flings to sheath. --Mrs. Browning. {To fling out}, to become ugly and intractable; to utter sneers and insinuations.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fling \Fling\, n. 1. A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse. 2. A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm. I, who love to have a fling, Both at senate house and king. --Swift. 3. A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling. 4. A trifing matter; an object of contempt. [Obs.] England were but a fling Save for the crooked stick and the gray goose wing. --Old Proverb. {To have one's fling}, to enjoy one's self to the full; to have a season of dissipation. --J. H. Newman. [bd]When I was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of pleasure.[b8] --D. Jerrold.