sling1
n.
- a flexible strap or belt used in the form of a loop to support or raise a hanging weight.
▸a bandage or soft strap looped round the neck to support an injured arm.
▸a pouch or frame for carrying a baby, supported by a strap round the neck or shoulders.
- a simple weapon in the form of a strap or loop, used to hurl stones or other small missiles.
- Austral./NZ informal a bribe or gratuity.
v.
(past and past part. slung)
- suspend or carry loosely with or as with a sling or strap.
- Brit. informal throw; fling.
- hurl from a sling or similar weapon.
- Austral./NZ informal pay a bribe or gratuity.
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(sling off)
Austral./NZ informal make mocking remarks about someone or something.
Phrase
- put someone's
(or have one's)
ass in a sling
N. Amer. vulgar slang cause someone to be (or be) in trouble.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: prob. from Low Ger., of symbolic origin.
sling2
n.
a sweetened drink of spirits, especially gin, and water.
Etymology
C18: of unknown origin.