Meaning

5 senses
  1. To throw with a circular or arcing motion.

  2. To throw with a sling.

    schleudern, schmeißen

    броса́тьbrosátʹ, швыря́тьšvyrjátʹ

    hurl as if with a sling

  3. To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.

  4. To hang or stow (a tool or other equipment or supplies) so that the object is ready to deploy.

  5. (slang)To sell, peddle, or distribute (often illicitly, e.g. drugs, sex, etc.).

    ticken, verticken, verchecken

    толка́тьtolkátʹ

Examples

74 sentences
  1. Tom slung his bag over his shoulder.

    Том повісив сумку собі на плече. — Sashka

    ruТом повесил свою сумку себе на плечо. — Lenin_1917

    deTom warf sich die Tasche über die Schulter. — Zaghawa

  2. It's fun to learn slang words in foreign languages.

    Прикольно вчити сленг в іноземних мовах. — deniko

    ruПрикольно учить сленг в иностранных языках. — shanghainese

  3. Tom's arm is in a sling.

  4. My arm is in a sling.

    deMein Arm ist in einer Schlinge. — Malkuth

  5. My right arm is in a sling.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to throw:
to sell with the frequent implication of illegality or similarly pressured:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to throw:
to sell with the frequent implication of illegality or similarly pressured:

Origin

From Middle English slynge (noun), slyngen (verb), probably from Old Norse slyngja, slyngv

From Middle English slynge (noun), slyngen (verb), probably from Old Norse slyngja, slyngva (“to hurl”), from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to worm, twist”) or compare Old English slingan (“to wind, twist”), from the same source.

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