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View definitions for sling

sling

verb as in throw or hang over

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Police searched a black sling bag he was wearing at the time and allegedly found two small sachets of cannabis.

From BBC

Perhaps these qualities also prepared her to weather the slings and arrows of international NGO leadership and public speaking.

From Salon

In a photo displayed in court, the four smile and pose holding beer cans, arms slung over each other’s shoulders.

He suffered a suspected dislocated shoulder on the first day of the fifth Test and came out to bat with his left arm in a sling on the final day.

From BBC

Six candidates have officially entered the field to unseat Robert Luna, with the early challengers slinging barbs, probing the incumbent’s political weaknesses and setting the stage for a heated campaign in the coming months.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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