sling

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• /ˈslɪŋ/
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From Middle English slynge (noun), slyngen (verb), probably from Old Norse slyngja, slyngva (“to hurl”), from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to worm, twist”) or compare Old English slingan (“to wind, twist”), from the same source. Compare German schlingen (“to swing, wind, twist”), Danish and Norwegian slynge), from Proto-Indo-European *slenk- (“to turn, twist”) (compare Welsh llyngyr (“worms, maggots”), Lithuanian sliñkti (“to crawl like a snake”), Latvian slìkt (“to sink”)).

From a shortening of spiderling.

198 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: hobe — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Albanian: bahe — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Albanian: plengë — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Arabic: مِقْلَاع (miqlāʕ) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Arabic: مقلاع (miʔlāʕ) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Armenian: պարս (pars) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Armenian: պարսատիկ (parsatik) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Armenian: պարսետ (parset) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Avestan: 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬛𐬀𐬑𐬴𐬀𐬥𐬁 (fradaxṣ̌anā) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Bats: შურდღულ (šurdɣul) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Belarusian: пра́шча (prášča) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Bulgarian: пра́шка (práška) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Catalan: fona — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Catalan: mandró — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Catalan: bassetja — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Chechen: ширдолаг (širdolag) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Chinese Mandarin: 投石索 (tóushísuǒ) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Czech: prak — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Danish: slynge — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Dutch: slinger — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Finnish: linko — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• French: fronde — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• French: bricole — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Galician: fonda — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Georgian: შურდული (šurduli) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• German: Schleuder — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Greek: σφεντόνα (sfentóna) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Ancient Greek: σφενδόνη (sphendónē) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Hungarian: parittya — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Hungarian: csúzli — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Indonesian: ketapel — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Ingush: ширдолг (širdolg) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Italian: frombola — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Italian: fionda — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Italian: catapulta — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Kumyk: сарпан (sarpan) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Latin: funda — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Laz: შურდული (şurduli) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Lithuanian: laidynė — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Lithuanian: ti̇̀mpa — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Maltese: żbandola — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Māori: kōtaha — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Māori: pukoro — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Mingrelian: შქურდუმი (škurdumi) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Navajo: bee aditłʼį́į́h — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Norman: êlîngue — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Persian: قلابسنگ (qollâb-sang) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Persian: فلاخن (falâxan) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Plautdietsch: Schleida — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Pohnpeian: pahi — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Polish: proca — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Polish: szlojder — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Portuguese: funda — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Portuguese: fundíbulo — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Portuguese: estilingue — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Romanian: praștie — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Russian: праща́ (praščá) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Serbo-Croatian: праћка — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Serbo-Croatian: праћа — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Serbo-Croatian: praćka — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Serbo-Croatian: praća — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Slovak: prak — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Slovene: prača — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Spanish: honda — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Svan: შურდუმ (šurdum) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Swahili: kombeo — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Swahili: teo — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Swedish: slunga — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Turkmen: sapan — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Ukrainian: пра́ща (prášča) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Ukrainian: мета́вка (metávka) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Ukrainian: ки́дька (kýdʹka) — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Uzbek: sopqon — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Welsh: tafl — instrument for throwing — see also slingshot
• Arabic: حَمَّالَة (ḥammāla) — bandage
• Bulgarian: превръзка през рамото (prevrǎzka prez ramoto) — bandage
• Catalan: cabestrell — bandage
• Chinese Mandarin: 繃帶 /绷带 (bēngdài) — bandage
• Danish: slynge — bandage
• Dutch: verband — bandage
• Dutch: mitella — bandage
• Finnish: kannatinside — bandage
• Finnish: kolmioliina — bandage
• Finnish: mitella — bandage
• French: écharpe — bandage
• Galician: estribeira — bandage
• Galician: coleira — bandage
• German: Armschlinge — bandage
• German: Armschlaufe — bandage
• Ancient Greek: σφενδόνη (sphendónē) — bandage
• Hungarian: kötés — bandage
• Hungarian: vállkötés — bandage
• Hungarian: vállkendő — bandage
• Hungarian: karfelkötő kendő — bandage
• Italian: bendaggio — bandage
• Navajo: gaan bee naaljidí — bandage
• Norwegian: fatle — bandage
• Polish: temblak — bandage
• Polish: proca — bandage
• Portuguese: tipoia — bandage
• Russian: пе́ревязь (pérevjazʹ) — bandage
• Spanish: cabestrillo — bandage
• Swedish: mitella — bandage
• Tagalog: salumbaba — bandage
• Turkish: kol askısı — bandage
• Bulgarian: цедило (cedilo) — a loop of cloth or a strap around the neck to carry a load
• Catalan: eslinga — a loop of cloth or a strap around the neck to carry a load
• Dutch: slendang — a loop of cloth or a strap around the neck to carry a load
• German: Tragetuch — a loop of cloth or a strap around the neck to carry a load
• Hungarian: hordszíj — a loop of cloth or a strap around the neck to carry a load
• Hungarian: hordozókendő — a loop of cloth or a strap around the neck to carry a load
• Italian: porta bebè — a loop of cloth or a strap around the neck to carry a load
• Māori: kawerapa — a loop of cloth or a strap around the neck to carry a load
• Norwegian: fatle — a loop of cloth or a strap around the neck to carry a load
• Swedish: sele — a loop of cloth or a strap around the neck to carry a load
• Swedish: bärsele — a loop of cloth or a strap around the neck to carry a load
• Bulgarian: сапан (sapan) — rope or chain arrangement
• Catalan: eslinga — rope or chain arrangement
• French: élingue — rope or chain arrangement
• Ancient Greek: σφενδόνη (sphendónē) — rope or chain arrangement
• Portuguese: estropo — rope or chain arrangement
• Russian: кана́т (kanát) — rope or chain arrangement
• Russian: строп (strop) — rope or chain arrangement
• Spanish: eslinga — rope or chain arrangement
• Bulgarian: ремък (remǎk) — strap attached to a firearm
• Finnish: kantohihna — strap attached to a firearm
• French: bandoulière — strap attached to a firearm
• German: Schulterriemen — strap attached to a firearm
• Greek: αορτήρας (aortíras) — strap attached to a firearm
• Hungarian: hordszíj — strap attached to a firearm
• Hungarian: vállpánt — strap attached to a firearm
• Hungarian: vállszíj — strap attached to a firearm
• Italian: tracolla — strap attached to a firearm
• Māori: taueki — strap attached to a firearm
• Portuguese: bandoleira — strap attached to a firearm
• Russian: реме́нь (reménʹ) — strap attached to a firearm
• Swedish: gevärsrem — strap attached to a firearm
• Catalan: eslinga — rope or iron securing a yard to a mast
• Finnish: rakkirengas — rope or iron securing a yard to a mast
• French: hauban — rope or iron securing a yard to a mast
• Italian: imbracatura — rope or iron securing a yard to a mast
• Russian: строп (strop) — rope or iron securing a yard to a mast
• Finnish: linkous — the act of hurling as with a sling
• French: jet — the act of hurling as with a sling
• German: Schleudern — the act of hurling as with a sling
• Russian: бросо́к (brosók) — the act of hurling as with a sling
• Swedish: slungning — the act of hurling as with a sling
• Welsh: tafl — the act of hurling as with a sling
• Bulgarian: мятам (mjatam) — to throw
• Chinese Mandarin: 投掷 (tóuzhì) — to throw
• Danish: slynge — to throw
• Dutch: slingeren — to throw
• Dutch: werpen — to throw
• Dutch: ophangen — to throw
• Finnish: lingota — to throw
• French: lancer — to throw
• Galician: afondear — to throw
• Galician: fondexar — to throw
• Galician: guindar — to throw
• Galician: chimpar — to throw
• Galician: imbar — to throw
• Galician: arrebolar — to throw
• Galician: zafrar — to throw
• German: schleudern — to throw
• German: schmeißen — to throw
• Italian: lanciare — to throw
• Italian: scagliare — to throw
• Italian: buttare — to throw
• Italian: gettare — to throw
• Norwegian: slynge — to throw
• Polish: ciskać — to throw
• Polish: cisnąć — to throw
• Polish: rzucać — to throw
• Polish: rzucić — to throw
• Portuguese: atirar — to throw
• Portuguese: jogar — to throw
• Portuguese: arremessar — to throw
• Portuguese: arrojar — to throw
• Romanian: a trage cu praștia — to throw
• Russian: броса́ть (brosátʹ) — to throw
• Russian: швыря́ть (švyrjátʹ) — to throw
• Spanish: tirar — to throw
• Spanish: lanzar — to throw
• Spanish: arrojar — to throw
• Swedish: slunga — to throw
• Bulgarian: пробутвам (probutvam) — to sell with the frequent implication of illegality or similarly pressured
• Bulgarian: пробутам (probutam) — to sell with the frequent implication of illegality or similarly pressured
• Finnish: kaupata — to sell with the frequent implication of illegality or similarly pressured
• French: bicraver — to sell with the frequent implication of illegality or similarly pressured
• French: fourguer — to sell with the frequent implication of illegality or similarly pressured
• German: ticken — to sell with the frequent implication of illegality or similarly pressured
• German: verticken — to sell with the frequent implication of illegality or similarly pressured
• German: verchecken — to sell with the frequent implication of illegality or similarly pressured
• Polish: opychać — to sell with the frequent implication of illegality or similarly pressured
• Polish: opchać — to sell with the frequent implication of illegality or similarly pressured
• Polish: opchnąć — to sell with the frequent implication of illegality or similarly pressured
• Russian: толка́ть (tolkátʹ) — to sell with the frequent implication of illegality or similarly pressured
• Swedish: kränga — to sell with the frequent implication of illegality or similarly pressured