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slingshotted

slingshotted is the simple past and past participle of slingshot.

Meaning of slingshot

Verb

slingshot (third-person singular simple present slingshots, present participle slingshotting, simple past and past participle slingshotted)

  1. To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot.
  2. 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.
  3. (UK, slang) To perform the slingshot manoeuvre (see Noun).

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Questions about slingshotted

What is slingshotted the simple past and past participle of?
Slingshotted is the simple past and past participle of slingshot.

Words near slingshotted in the dictionary

  1. slingshoots
  2. slingshot
  3. slingshot effect
  4. slingshot effects
  5. slingshots
  6. slingshotted
  7. slingshotten
  8. slingshotting
  9. slingstone
  10. slingstones
  11. slingy

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