sling, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

sling (slings plural & 3rd person present) (slinging present participle) (slung past tense & past participle )

1 verb If you sling something somewhere, you throw it there carelessly. (=fling)
I saw him take off his anorak and sling it into the back seat. V n prep/adv

2 verb If you sling something over your shoulder or over something such as a chair, you hang it there loosely.
She slung her coat over her desk chair... V n prep

3 verb If a rope, blanket, or other object is slung between two points, someone has hung it loosely between them.
...two long poles with a blanket slung between them... be V-ed prep

4 n-count A sling is an object made of ropes, straps, or cloth that is used for carrying things.
They used slings of rope to lower us from one set of arms to another.

5 n-count A sling is a piece of cloth which supports someone's broken or injured arm and is tied round their neck.
She was back at work with her arm in a sling.

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