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sling up

sling up verb: to set up a hammock.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To set up a hammock.
    • That looks like a good spot to sling up your hammock.
    • There's plenty fo places to sling up there.
  2. (transitive) To sell, make or serve (food) at a restaurant.
    • He's been slinging up great barbecue there for years.
  3. (UK, transitive) To hang (someone).
  4. (US, transitive) To have sex with (someone).

Forms of sling up

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

Questions about sling up

What does sling up mean?
Sling up means to set up a hammock.
What part of speech is sling up?
Sling up is a verb.
What is the past tense of sling up?
The past tense of sling up is slung up.

Words near sling up in the dictionary

  1. sling psychrometers
  2. sling stone
  3. sling stones
  4. sling the hatchet
  5. sling to
  6. sling up
  7. sling-fruit
  8. sling-fruits
  9. sling-stone
  10. slingback
  11. slingbacks

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