Thesaurus / sling
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
After a long hour of turning wrenches and removing 130 square-headed bolts, the crew set up a rope sling to move the heavy metal cap aside.
LUNIK: INSIDE THE CIA’S AUDACIOUS PLOT TO STEAL A SOVIET SATELLITEBOBBIE JOHNSONJANUARY 28, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
If your trivet does not have handles, you can make a sling with a 20-inch piece of aluminum foil, folding it up the long side into a 4-inch wide strip.
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Many of us in science suffer the slings and arrows very ungraciously.
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His hands, visible in the video, were heavily wrapped in gauze and dangled in slings secured at shoulder height.
ROMAIN GROSJEAN ESCAPES EXPLOSION, FIERY FORMULA ONE CRASH WITH MINOR INJURIESCINDY BORENNOVEMBER 30, 2020WASHINGTON POST
If a route has a particularly tricky clip, extend the draw with a longer sling or by linking dog bones together to make it easier to clip from a better or safer stance.
HOW TO ACTUALLY GET BETTER AT CLIMBINGHAYDEN CARPENTEROCTOBER 1, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINE
At the lesson following he accordingly presented himself with his arm in a sling.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAY
The hurt to her foot was a small matter; but the doctor said she would have to wear her arm in a sling for a time.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEGERTRUDE W. MORRISON
He was close to the chateau now, and she noticed that his right arm was bandaged and hanging in a sling.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINI
"Well, I for one don't like her a bit," declared Tilly, perking up the bow ends of the black sling that hung about her neck.
THE SUNBRIDGE GIRLS AT SIX STAR RANCHELEANOR H. (ELEANOR HODGMAN) PORTER
God sends us at this crisis the shepherd David and his sling to do battle with Goliath of Guise.
CATHERINE DE' MEDICIHONORE DE BALZAC
WORDS RELATED TO SLING
- break a story
- chronicle
- clue one in
- depict
- describe
- detail
- disclose
- divulge
- express
- get off one's chest
- give the word
- impart
- itemize
- lay it on the line
- let one's hair down
- narrate
- particularize
- picture
- present
- recite
- recount
- rehearse
- report
- retell
- reveal
- run down
- run through
- set forth
- shoot the breeze
- sling
- spill
- spill the beans
- spin a yarn
- state
- tell
- track
- verbalize
- break a story
- chronicle
- clue one in
- depict
- describe
- detail
- disclose
- divulge
- express
- get off one's chest
- give the word
- impart
- itemize
- lay it on the line
- let one's hair down
- narrate
- particularize
- picture
- present
- recite
- recount
- rehearse
- report
- retell
- reveal
- run down
- run through
- set forth
- shoot the breeze
- sling
- spill
- spill the beans
- spin a yarn
- state
- tell
- track
- verbalize
- bandy
- barrage
- bombard
- buck
- bunt
- butt
- cant
- cast
- catapult
- chuck
- dash
- deliver
- discharge
- dislodge
- drive
- fell
- fire
- flick
- fling
- fling off
- flip
- floor
- force
- heave
- hurl
- impel
- lapidate
- launch
- let fly
- let go
- lift
- lob
- overturn
- overwhelm
- peg
- pellet
- pelt
- pepper
- pitch
- precipitate
- project
- push
- put
- scatter
- send
- shove
- shower
- shy
- sling
- splatter
- spray
- sprinkle
- start
- stone
- strew
- thrust
- toss
- tumble
- unhorse
- unseat
- upset
- volley
- waft
- bandy
- barrage
- bombard
- buck
- bunt
- butt
- cant
- cast
- catapult
- chuck
- dash
- deliver
- discharge
- dislodge
- drive
- fell
- fire
- flick
- fling
- fling off
- flip
- floor
- force
- heave
- hurl
- impel
- lapidate
- launch
- let fly
- let go
- lift
- lob
- overturn
- overwhelm
- peg
- pellet
- pelt
- pepper
- pitch
- precipitate
- project
- push
- put
- scatter
- send
- shove
- shower
- shy
- sling
- splatter
- spray
- sprinkle
- start
- stone
- strew
- thrust
- toss
- tumble
- unhorse
- unseat
- upset
- volley
- waft
- bandy
- barrage
- bombard
- buck
- bunt
- butt
- cant
- cast
- catapult
- chuck
- dash
- deliver
- discharge
- dislodge
- drive
- fell
- fire
- flick
- fling
- fling off
- flip
- floor
- force
- heave
- hurl
- impel
- lapidate
- launch
- let fly
- let go
- lift
- lob
- overturn
- overwhelm
- peg
- pellet
- pelt
- pepper
- pitch
- precipitate
- project
- push
- put
- scatter
- send
- shove
- shower
- shy
- sling
- splatter
- spray
- sprinkle
- start
- stone
- strew
- thrust
- toss
- tumble
- unhorse
- unseat
- upset
- volley
- waft
- advance
- assail
- assault
- attack
- bear down
- boost
- buck
- butt
- chuck
- chunk
- clip
- clout
- crowd
- cut
- dig
- drive
- elbow
- embed
- fire
- force
- heave
- hump
- impale
- impel
- interject
- jab
- jam
- jostle
- lob
- lunge
- nick
- nudge
- peg
- pierce
- pitch
- plunge
- poke
- pour it on
- press
- prod
- propel
- punch
- push forward
- put
- railroad
- ram
- run
- shove
- sink
- sling
- smack
- stab
- stick
- toss
- transfix
- urge
- wham
- advance
- assail
- assault
- attack
- bear down
- boost
- buck
- butt
- chuck
- chunk
- clip
- clout
- crowd
- cut
- dig
- drive
- elbow
- embed
- fire
- force
- heave
- hump
- impale
- impel
- interject
- jab
- jam
- jostle
- lob
- lunge
- nick
- nudge
- peg
- pierce
- pitch
- plunge
- poke
- pour it on
- press
- prod
- propel
- punch
- push forward
- put
- railroad
- ram
- run
- shove
- sink
- sling
- smack
- stab
- stick
- toss
- transfix
- urge
- wham
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