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Synonyms of sling

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Another word for sling is project. Other synonyms of sling are launch, cast, toss, pitch and fling.

Synonyms and similar words for sling

verbTo throw with a circular or arcing motion.

  • flingTo throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
  • hurlTo throw (something) with force.
  • bung Australia, UK
  • castTo throw.
  • chuckTo throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
  • chunk slangTo throw.
  • dashTo throw violently.
  • dumpTo put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it.
  • feck
  • heaveTo throw, cast.
  • hieldTo throw; cast; put.
  • hoy AustraliaTo throw.
  • huckTo throw or chuck.
  • launchTo throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
  • lobTo throw.
  • peckTo throw.
  • peg slangTo throw.
  • pitchTo throw.
  • precipitateTo throw an object or person from a great height.
  • projectTo cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
  • quoitTo throw like a quoit.
  • shyTo throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
  • slightTo throw heedlessly.
  • skewTo hurl or throw.
  • throw
  • tossTo throw with an initial upward direction.
  • trajectTo throw or cast through, over, or across.
  • whang Australia, UKTo throw with a rapid slamming motion.
  • whipTo throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
  • whopTo throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
  • wingTo throw.
  • yeet slang
  • cook UK, dialectalTo throw.
  • jerk obsoleteTo throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.
  • hurtle archaic, literaryTo propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
  • pick obsoleteTo throw; to pitch.
  • thrill obsoleteTo hurl; to throw; to cast.
  • warp obsolete, rareTo throw.

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Meaning of sling

  1. verb To throw with a circular or arcing motion.
  2. verb To throw with a sling.
  3. verb To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.

Full definition of sling

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Questions about synonyms of sling

What is another word for sling?
Sling has 41 synonyms on Word.ws, such as project, launch, cast, toss, pitch, fling, shy and hurl.
What does sling mean?
Sling means to throw with a circular or arcing motion.

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