slingshot

Meanings

Plural: slingshots

Noun

• a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
• A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
• A stationary, often triangular object that launches any ball that hits its longest side back at a high force, now usually located above the flipper and between it and the inlane, with one each for both lower flippers.
• A sling bikini.
• An implement of a broad fabric worn around and connecting both bicipites brachii to support benching the most heavy weights.

Verb

• To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot.
• To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft.

Synonyms

bean shooter, catapult, flip, hand catapult, shanghai, sling

Related Words

gravity assist