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English Dictionary: sling	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sling n a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones Synonym(s): slingshot, sling, catapult a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel Synonym(s): slingback, sling a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck Synonym(s): sling, scarf bandage, triangular bandage v hurl as if with a sling Synonym(s): sling, catapult hang loosely or freely; let swing move with a sling; "sling the cargo onto the ship" hold or carry in a sling; "he cannot button his shirt with his slinged arm"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sling \Sling\, n. [OE. slinge; akin to OD. slinge, D. slinger, OHG. slinga; cf. OF. eslingue, of German origin. See {Sling}, v. t.] 1. An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. The missile being lodged in a hole in the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand, and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force. 2. The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. --Shak. At one sling Of thy victorius arm, well-pleasing Son. --Milton. 3. A contrivance for sustaining anything by suspension; as: (a) A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported. (b) A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering. (c) A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder. (d) (Naut.) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast; -- chiefly in the plural. {Sling cart}, a kind of cart used to transport cannon and their carriages, large stones, machines, etc., the objects transported being slung, or suspended by a chain attached to the axletree. {Sling dog}, one of a pair of iron hooks used as part of a sling. See def. 3 (b) above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sling \Sling\, v. t. [imp. {Slung}, Archaic {Slang}; p. p. {Slung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slinging}.] [AS. slingan; akin to D. slingeren, G. schlingen, to wind, to twist, to creep, OHG. slingan to wind, to twist, to move to and fro, Icel. slyngva, sl[94]ngva, to sling, Sw. slunga, Dan. slynge, Lith. slinkti to creep.] 1. To throw with a sling. [bd]Every one could sling stones at an hairbreadth, and not miss.[b8] --Judg. xx. 16. 2. To throw; to hurl; to cast. --Addison. 3. To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack. 4. (Naut) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sling \Sling\, n. [Cf. G. schlingen to swallow.] A drink composed of spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sling With a sling and a stone David smote the Philistine giant (1 Sam. 17:40, 49). There were 700 Benjamites who were so skilled in its use that with the left hand they "could sling stones at a hair breadth, and not miss" (Judg. 20:16; 1 Chr. 12:2). It was used by the Israelites in war (2 Kings 3:25). (See {ARMS}.) The words in Prov. 26:8, "As he that bindeth a stone in a sling," etc. (Authorized Version), should rather, as in the Revised Version, be "As a bag of gems in a heap of stones," etc.