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sling|shot — «SLIHNG SHOT», noun. a Y shaped stick with a rubber band fastened between its prongs, used to shoot pebbles, or the like … Useful english dictionary
Sling (weapon) — A sling is a projectile weapon typically used to throw a blunt projectile such as a stone. It is also known as the shepherd s sling.A sling has a small cradle or pouch in the middle of two lengths of cord. The sling stone is placed in the pouch.… … Wikipedia
sling — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a strap, belt, etc., used to support or raise a hanging weight, e.g. a rifle, a ship s boat, or goods being transferred. 2 a bandage looped round the neck to support an injured arm. 3 a strap or string used with the hand to give… … Useful english dictionary
sling — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, adhesive tape, application, arbalest, ballista, band, bandage, bandaging, belt, binder, bowl, brace, bung, cast, cast at, cataplasm, catapult, change of pace, change up, chuck, chuck at, chunk,… … Moby Thesaurus
shot put — Synonyms and related words: bowl, cast, change of pace, change up, chuck, chunk, curve, downcurve, fastball, fling, flip, forward pass, heave, hurl, incurve, knuckleball, lateral, lateral pass, lob, outcurve, pass, peg, pitch, put, screwball,… … Moby Thesaurus
Ching sling — The Ching sling is a tactical rifle sling created by Eric S. H. Ching and popularized by Jeff Cooper. The purpose of the sling is to stabilize the rifle as a shooting aid with a minimal amount of adjustment.[1] Contents 1 Origins 2 Operation 3… … Wikipedia
Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus — Monk episode Monk and Captain Stottlemeyer watch as Kenworthy is carried on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance … Wikipedia
Slung shot — Slung Slung, imp. & p. p. of {Sling}. [1913 Webster] {Slung shot}, a metal ball of small size, with a string attached, used by ruffians for striking. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slingshot — /sling shot /, n. a Y shaped stick with an elastic strip between the prongs for shooting stones and other small missiles. [1840 50, Amer.; SLING1 + SHOT1] * * * … Universalium
slingshot — sling|shot [ˈslıŋʃɔt US ʃa:t] n AmE a small Y shaped stick with a thin band of rubber across the top, used to throw stones British Equivalent: catapult … Dictionary of contemporary English
