Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - sling
Sling
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a strap, belt, etc., used to support or raise a hanging weight, e.g. a rifle, a ship's boat, or goods being transferred. 2 a bandage looped round the neck to support an injured arm. 3 a strap or string used with the hand to give impetus to a small missile, esp. a stone. 4 Austral. sl. a tip or bribe. --v.tr. (past and past part. slung) 1 (also absol.) hurl (a stone etc.) from a sling. 2 colloq. throw. 3 suspend with a sling, allow to swing suspended, arrange so as to be supported from above, hoist or transfer with a sling. Phrases and idioms sling-back 1 a shoe held in place by a strap above the heel. 2 (in full sling-back chair) a chair with a fabric seat suspended from a rigid frame. sling-bag a bag with a long strap which may be hung from the shoulder. sling one's hook see HOOK. sling off at Austral. & NZ sl. disparage; mock; make fun of. slung shot a metal ball attached by a thong etc. to the wrist and used esp. by criminals as a weapon. Etymology: ME, prob. f. ON slyngva (v.) 2. n. a sweetened drink of spirits (esp. gin) and water. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn.
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I. transitive verb (slung; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse slyngva to hurl; akin to Old English & Old High German ~an to worm, twist, Lithuanian slinkti Date: 14th century to cast with a sudden and usually sweeping or swirling motion , to throw with or as if with a ~ , to serve (food) to a customer , see: throw ~er noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. an instrument for throwing stones that usually consists of a short strap with strings fastened to its ends and is whirled round to discharge its missile by centrifugal force, ~shot 1, 2. a usually looped line (as of strap, chain, or rope) used to hoist, lower, or carry something, a chain or rope attached to a lower yard at the middle and passing around a mast near the masthead to support a yard, a chain hooked at the bow and stern of a boat for lowering or hoisting, a device (as a rope net) for enclosing material to be hoisted by a tackle or crane, a ~ing or hurling of or as if of a missile, III. transitive verb (slung; ~ing) Date: 1522 to place in a ~ for hoisting or lowering, to suspend by or as if by a ~, IV. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1768 an alcoholic drink that is served hot or cold and that usually consists of liquor, sugar, lemon juice, and plain or carbonated water ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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