slings

Meanings

Noun

• a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice
• a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
• a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel
• a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released
• bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck
• plural of sling

Verb

• hurl as if with a sling
• hang loosely or freely; let swing
• move with a sling
• hold or carry in a sling
• third-person singular simple present indicative of sling

Synonyms

catapult, scarf bandage, sling, slingback, slingshot, triangular bandage