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sling for

sling for verb: to pay for (something); to spring for (something).

Verb

sling for (third-person singular simple present slings for, present participle slinging for, simple past and past participle slung for)

  1. (UK, colloquial, dated, transitive) To pay for (something); to spring for (something).

Forms of sling for

third-person singular presentslings for
present participleslinging for
past participleslung for
pastslung for

Questions about sling for

What does sling for mean?
Sling for means to pay for (something); to spring for (something).
What part of speech is sling for?
Sling for is a verb.
What is the past tense of sling for?
The past tense of sling for is slung for.

Words near sling for in the dictionary

  1. sling blades
  2. sling cart
  3. sling carts
  4. sling dog
  5. sling dogs
  6. sling for
  7. sling in
  8. sling ink
  9. sling it in
  10. sling load
  11. sling loads

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