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sling over

sling over verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sling, over.

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sling, over.
  2. (Australia, dated, slang) To abandon (something); to stop (an activity) or to stop trying at (an activity); to dump (something).
    • She slung over everything to be here today.

Forms of sling over

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

Questions about sling over

What does sling over mean?
Sling over means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sling, over.
What part of speech is sling over?
Sling over is a verb.
What is the past tense of sling over?
The past tense of sling over is slung over.

Words near sling over in the dictionary

  1. sling loads
  2. sling off
  3. sling one up
  4. sling one's hook
  5. sling out
  6. sling over
  7. sling psychrometer
  8. sling psychrometers
  9. sling stone
  10. sling stones
  11. sling the hatchet

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