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outsling

outsling verb: to sling more effectively than; to surpass in slinging.

Verb

outsling (third-person singular simple present outslings, present participle outslinging, simple past and past participle outslung)

  1. (transitive) To sling more effectively than; to surpass in slinging.
    • As it now is, the enemy outshoot and outsling us so far that the Cretan archers and our javelineers cannot reach them.1851, Henry William Herbert, The Captains of the Old World, page 34
  2. (archaic, poetic, transitive) To hurl outward.
    • And thundering engine murderous balls outsling1876, Edward Shepherd Creasy, Memoirs of Eminent Etonians, page 161

Forms of outsling

third-person singular presentoutslings
present participleoutslinging
past participleoutslung
pastoutslung

Origin of outsling

From out- + sling.

Questions about outsling

What does outsling mean?
Outsling means to sling more effectively than; to surpass in slinging.
What part of speech is outsling?
Outsling is a verb.
What is the past tense of outsling?
The past tense of outsling is outslung.

Words near outsling in the dictionary

  1. outslicks
  2. outslid
  3. outslide
  4. outslides
  5. outsliding
  6. outsling
  7. outslinging
  8. outslings
  9. outslink
  10. outslinking
  11. outslinks

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