Definitions for sling

Overview of noun sling

The noun sling has 5 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. sling

(a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice)

2. slingshot, sling, catapult

(a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones)

3. slingback, sling

(a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel)

4. sling

(a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released)

5. sling, scarf bandage, triangular bandage

(bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck)

Overview of verb sling

The verb sling has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (2) sling, catapult

(hurl as if with a sling)

2. sling

(hang loosely or freely; let swing)

3. sling

(move with a sling; "sling the cargo onto the ship")

4. sling

(hold or carry in a sling; "he cannot button his shirt with his slinged arm")