slingshot
Syllables: sling·shotUK/ˈslɪŋʃɒt/
slingshot noun: a Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
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Noun
slingshot (plural slingshots)
- A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
- ‘Terry Madison. Instead of fiddling with that shanghai, give us a thought.’ ‘It’s a gongai,’ Swiftie said. ‘I mean that’s the name for a shanghai which is another name for a catapult...that Mr Delarue calls a slingshot.’1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 61
- Synonyms:
- bean shooter, catapult, flip, hand catapult, shanghai
- A stationary, often triangular object that launches any ball that hits its longest side back at a high force, now usually located above the flipper and between it and the inlane, with one each for both lower flippers.
- A sling bikini.
- An implement of a broad fabric worn around and connecting both bicipites brachii to support benching the most heavy weights.
- The act of passing cars queuing in the left-hand lane and using the right-hand lane to go around a roundabout, exiting at the desired junction having avoided the queue.
- Synonym of slingshot effect.
- Synonyms:
- slingshot effect
Verb
slingshot (third-person singular simple present slingshots, present participle slingshotting, simple past and past participle slingshotted)
- To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot.
- To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft.
- The shuttle will slingshot around Jupiter on its way to Saturn.
- To perform the slingshot manoeuvre (see Noun).
slingshot meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Tagalog and Arabic
slingshot in Hindi
- Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles — see also sling
- गुलेल gulel
slingshot in Tamil
- Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles — see also sling
- சுண்டுவில் cuṇṭuvil
slingshot in Tagalog
- Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles — see also sling
- saltik, paltik, tirador
slingshot in Arabic
- Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles — see also sling
- مِقْلَاع miqlāʕ
More languagesFewer languages
- slingshot in Malay
- lastik, tarbil, jepretan
- slingshot in Indonesian
- ketapel, katapel, selepetan
- slingshot in Persian
- کلاسنگ kalâsang, قلابسنگ qollâb-sang, فلاخن falâxan
- slingshot in Thai
- หนังสติ๊ก nǎng-sà-dtík
- slingshot in Vietnamese
- ná
Examples of slingshot in a sentence
- “After being confined for a year, ‘revenge travel’ is essentially a slingshot back into the world.
- These include spears, blowguns, rocks, sticks, morning stars, nail bats, punjisticks, torches, bolas, chakras, atlatls, meteor hammers, quarterstaffs, ballistas and slingshots.
- He's a kid on a trike with a slingshot and a peashooter -- always has been, always will be.
Synonyms of slingshot
Forms of slingshot
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | slingshots |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | slingshots |
| present participle | slingshotting |
| past participle | slingshotted |
| past | slingshotted |
Origin of slingshot
From sling + shot.
Words formed from slingshot
Phrases with slingshot
Questions about slingshot
- What does slingshot mean?
- Slingshot means a Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
- What is slingshot in Hindi?
- Slingshot in Hindi is गुलेल (gulel). See Slingshot meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is slingshot?
- Slingshot can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce slingshot?
- Slingshot is pronounced /ˈslɪŋʃɒt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of slingshot?
- The plural of slingshot is slingshots.
Words near slingshot in the dictionary
Source and license
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