sling

Etymology 1
From, , probably from , , from or compare 🇨🇬, from the same source.

Compare 🇨🇬, Danish and Norwegian ), from (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬).

Verb

 * 1) To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
 * 2) * 2000, Bible (World English), Judges xx. 16
 * Everyone could sling stones at an hairbreadth, and not miss.
 * 1) To throw with a sling.
 * 2)  To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
 * 3)  To sell, peddle, or distribute (often illicitly, e.g. drugs, sex, etc.).
 * 4) * 2008, Breaking Bad, Season 1, Episode 6:
 * You may know a lot about chemistry, man, but you don't know jack about slinging dope.
 * 1) * 2008, Breaking Bad, Season 1, Episode 6:
 * You may know a lot about chemistry, man, but you don't know jack about slinging dope.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: slynge
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: afondear, fondexar, guindar, chimpar, imbar,, zafrar
 * German: ,
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:, , ,
 * Portuguese:, , ,
 * Romanian: a trage cu praștia
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:


 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:, , verchecken
 * Polish: opychać, opchać, opchnąć
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian:

Noun



 * 1)  An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.
 * 2) A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
 * 3) A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby or other such load.
 * 4) A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering.
 * 5) A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder.
 * 6)  A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast.
 * 7) The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.
 * 8)  A loop of rope or fabric tape used for various purposes: e.g. as part of a runner, or providing extra protection when abseiling or belaying.
 * 9) A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
 * 1)  A loop of rope or fabric tape used for various purposes: e.g. as part of a runner, or providing extra protection when abseiling or belaying.
 * 2) A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.
 * 1) A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.

Translations

 * Albanian:, ,
 * Arabic: مِقْلَاع
 * Egyptian Arabic: مقلاع
 * Armenian:, ,
 * Avestan: 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬛𐬀𐬑𐬴𐬀𐬥𐬁
 * Bats: შურდღულ
 * Belarusian: пра́шча
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:, ,
 * Chechen: ширдолаг
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 投石索
 * Czech:
 * Danish: slynge
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician: fonda
 * Georgian: შურდული
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: σφενδόνη
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Ingush: ширдолг
 * Italian: frombola, ,
 * Kumyk: сарпан
 * Latin: funda
 * Laz: შურდული
 * Maori: kōtaha, pukoro
 * Mingrelian: შქურდუმი
 * Navajo: bee aditłʼį́į́h
 * Norman: êlîngue
 * Persian: قلاب‌سنگ,
 * Plautdietsch: Schleida
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:, fundíbulo,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: праћка, праћа
 * Roman: praćka, praća
 * Slovak: prak
 * Slovene: prača
 * Spanish:
 * Svan: შურდუმ
 * Swahili: kombeo, teo
 * Swedish:
 * Turkmen: sapan
 * Ukrainian:, мета́вка, ки́дька
 * Uzbek:
 * Welsh: tafl


 * Arabic: حَمَّالَة
 * Bulgarian: превръзка през рамото
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: kannatinside, kolmioliina,
 * French:
 * Galician:, coleira
 * German: Armschlinge, Armschlaufe
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: σφενδόνη
 * Hungarian:, vállkötés, , karfelkötő kendő
 * Italian: bendaggio
 * Navajo: gaan bee naaljidí
 * Norwegian: fatle
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: salumbaba
 * Turkish: kol askısı


 * Dutch:
 * German: Tragetuch
 * Hungarian: hordszíj, hordozókendő
 * Italian: porta bebè
 * Maori: kawerapa
 * Norwegian: fatle
 * Swedish:, bärsele


 * Bulgarian: сапан
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: σφενδόνη
 * Portuguese: estropo
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: eslinga


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: hordszíj, ,
 * Italian:
 * Maori: taueki
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish: gevärsrem


 * Finnish: rakkirengas
 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Russian:


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh: tafl


 * Dutch:, ,
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Latin:
 * Lithuanian: (1)
 * Romanian:

Etymology 2
From a shortening of spiderling.

Noun

 * 1) A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity.