Crossword clues for slung
slung
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sling \Sling\, v. t. [imp. Slung, Archaic Slang; p. p. Slung; p. pr. & vb. n. Slinging.] [AS. slingan; akin to D. slingeren, G. schlingen, to wind, to twist, to creep, OHG. slingan to wind, to twist, to move to and fro, Icel. slyngva, sl["o]ngva, to sling, Sw. slunga, Dan. slynge, Lith. slinkti to creep.]
To throw with a sling. ``Every one could sling stones at an hairbreadth, and not miss.''
--Judg. xx. 16.To throw; to hurl; to cast.
--Addison.To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack.
(Naut) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
Slung \Slung\, imp. & p. p. of Sling.
Slung shot, a metal ball of small size, with a string attached, used by ruffians for striking.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
past tense and past participle of sling.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: sling)
WordNet
n. 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 [syn: slingshot, catapult]
a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel [syn: slingback]
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 [syn: scarf bandage, triangular bandage]
[also: slung]
See sling
Usage examples of "slung".
The spider had three flame-throwers, two rocket-launchers, and assorted other frightfulnesses all slung neatly beneath its belly-several of which were targeted at us.
He looked like a college professor on vacation-except for the machine gun he had slung over one shoulder.
Adrien Ricimer had equipped himself with helmet, torso armor, and a slung cutting bar as well as the repeater he carried.
Leon pulled the radioman from his swivel chair and slung him out of the shack.
One of the suits was silvered, and the rifle slung from it was the ornate, pump-action repeater Gregg had seen on Virginia.
Glimpses showed Gregg that she had reddish hair, no cap, and carried a weapon slung muzzle-down over her right shoulder.
Gregg reached down for the shoulder belt that came with the rifle, slung with pockets each holding five rounds.
Better to stay angry, she thought, and slung the bag of components up onto her shoulder, leaving the thermos and the cup for someone else to deal with.
She could see herself in the dull gold mirror behind the bar: a tall woman, broad shoulders made even wider by the army surplus trenchcoat she wore over jeans and jacket, her silhouette made even more bulky by the bags slung over her shoulder.
She slung her bag back into the carrier, thumbed on the engine, and then sat, motor idling, while van Liesvelt coaxed the runabout into reluctant motion.
She glanced at the clock, displayed in a box that hung above the garden like a stadium Scoreboard, slung from a network of poles and wires.
Mabry extended his credentials to the waiting cop, a man in full armor under his coveralls, with a stunstick at his belt and a pellet gun slung across his shoulder.
Over one shoulder was slung a Nikon FM with motor drive and both her hands were thrust in the pockets of her skirt, She had been watching him, but the moment Craig looked directly at her, she lifted her chin in a gesture of mild disdain, held his eye for just long enough and then turned her head hurriedly to the man who stood beside her, listening intently to what he was saying and then showing white teeth in a small controlled laugh.
Craig bellowed again and slung himself face down on the floor of the trailer.
She had the canteen slung on one shoulder, and the second rucksack on the other.