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Sling (Verb)

Hang loosely or freely; let swing.

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

She chose to sling her jacket over her shoulder as she walked home from work.
The old rope was left to sling in the air, creaking gently in the wind.
With his hands full, he had to sling his bag over his arm to free up some space.
To take a break from the cold, she decided to sling her scarf around her neck once more.
In the deserted playground, the swings were allowed to sling back and forth in the breeze.

Hurl as if with a sling.

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The angry child would sling her toys at her sibling whenever they started a fight.
With his eyes flashing with anger, he began to sling insults at the referee.
In her frustration, she would sling her shoes across the room, narrowly missing her younger brother.
Their argument had escalated to the point where they started to sling cruel words at each other.
He would sling open the door to the old house with all his might as a way of announcing his arrival.

Move with a sling; "sling the cargo onto the ship".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Sling the crates onto the pallets as quickly as possible to meet the deadline.
The team had to sling the cargo over to the side of the ship to secure it.
They started to sling the equipment onto the trucks for the festival setup.
To get the supplies onto the mountain, they had to sling them up using a series of pulleys.
The movers will sling the furniture around the corner carefully to avoid damaging it.

Hold or carry in a sling; "he cannot button his shirt with his slinged arm".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

She had to sling the baby around her back to free up her hands for shopping.
You'll need to sling the injured arm for the rest of the day to let it heal properly.
He was forced to sling his broken arm for months after the accident.
She carefully slung the injured bird into a small box to nurse it back to health.
After the surgery, you will need to sling your arm for a few weeks to help it heal faster.