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FLING, v.t. pret. and pp. flung. [L. lego legare.] 1. To cast, send or throw from the hand; to hurl; as, to fling a stone at a bird.Tis fate that flings the dice; and as she flings,Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants, kings.2. To dart; to cast with violence; to send forth.He - like Jove, his lightning flung.3. To send forth; to emit; to scatter.Every beam new transient colors flings.4. To throw; to drive by violence.5. To throw to the ground; to prostrate.The wrestler flung his antagonist.6. To baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation.To fling away, to reject; to discard.Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition.1. To fling down, to demolish; to ruin.2. To throw to the ground.To fling out, to utter; to speak; as, to fling out hard words against another.To fling off, to baffle in the chase, to defeat of prey.To fling in, to throw in; to make an allowance or deduction, or not to charge in an account. In settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days work.To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door.To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design.FLING, v.i. 1. To flounce; to wince; to fly into violent and irregular motions. The horse began to kick and fling.2. To cast in the teeth; to utter harsh language; to sneer; to upbraid. The scold began to flout and fling.To fling out, to grow unruly or outrageous.FLING, n. 1. A throw; a cast from the hand.2. A gibe; a sneer; a sarcasm; a severe or contemptuous remark.I, who love to have a fling,Both at senate house and king.
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FLING, v.t. pret. and pp. flung. [L. lego legare.] 1. To cast, send or throw from the hand; to hurl; as, to fling a stone at a bird.Tis fate that flings the dice; and as she flings,Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants, kings.2. To dart; to cast with violence; to send forth.He - like Jove, his lightning flung.3. To send forth; to emit; to scatter.Every beam new transient colors flings.4. To throw; to drive by violence.5. To throw to the ground; to prostrate.The wrestler flung his antagonist.6. To baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation.To fling away, to reject; to discard.Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition.1. To fling down, to demolish; to ruin.2. To throw to the ground.To fling out, to utter; to speak; as, to fling out hard words against another.To fling off, to baffle in the chase, to defeat of prey.To fling in, to throw in; to make an allowance or deduction, or not to charge in an account. In settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days work.To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door.To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design.FLING, v.i. 1. To flounce; to wince; to fly into violent and irregular motions. The horse began to kick and fling.2. To cast in the teeth; to utter harsh language; to sneer; to upbraid. The scold began to flout and fling.To fling out, to grow unruly or outrageous.FLING, n. 1. A throw; a cast from the hand.2. A gibe; a sneer; a sarcasm; a severe or contemptuous remark.I, who love to have a fling,Both at senate house and king. |
FLING, n.- A throw; a cast from the hand.
- A gibe; a sneer; a sarcasm; a severe or contemptuous remark.
– I, who love to have a fling, / Both at senate house and king. – Swift.
FLING, v.i.- To flounce; to wince; to fly into violent and irregular motions. The horse began to kick and fling.
- To cast in the teeth; to utter harsh language; to sneer; to upbraid. The scold began to flout and fling.
To fling out, to grow unruly or outrageous. Shak.
FLING, v.t. [pret. and pp. flung. Ir. lingim; to fling, to dart, to fly off, to skip. If n is not radical, as I suppose, this may be the W. lluciaw, to fling, to throw, to dart, and L. lego, legare.]- To cast, send or throw from the hand; to hurl; as, to fling a stone at a bird.
'Tis fate that flings the dice; and as she flings, / Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants, kings. Dryden.
- To dart; to cast with violence; to send forth.
He – like Jove, his lightning flung. Dryden.
- To send forth; to emit; to scatter.
Every beam new transient colors flings. Pope.
- To throw; to drive by violence.
- To throw to the ground; to prostrate. The wrestler flung his antagonist.
- To baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation.
To fling away, to reject; to discard.
Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. Shak.
To fling down, to demolish; to ruin.
#2. To throw to the ground.
To fling off, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey. Addison.
To fling out, to utter; to speak; as, to fling out hard words against another.
To fling in, to throw in; to make an allowance or deduction, or not to charge in an account. In settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days work.
To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door.
To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design.
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Fling
- To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to
hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as,
to fing a stone into the pond.
- To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and
fling.
- A
cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the
fling of a horse.
- To shed forth; to emit; to
scatter.
- To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive
language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and
fling.
- A severe or contemptuous remark; an
expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.
- To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down;
to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a
party in litigation.
- To throw one's self in a violent or hasty
manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste.
- A kind of dance; as, the Highland
fling.
- A trifing matter; an object of
contempt.
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Fling FLING, verb transitive preterit tense and participle passive flung. [Latin lego legare.] 1. To cast, send or throw from the hand; to hurl; as, to fling a stone at a bird. Tis fate that flings the dice; and as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants, kings. 2. To dart; to cast with violence; to send forth. He - like Jove, his lightning flung. 3. To send forth; to emit; to scatter. Every beam new transient colors flings. 4. To throw; to drive by violence. 5. To throw to the ground; to prostrate. The wrestler flung his antagonist. 6. To baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. To fling away, to reject; to discard. Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. 1. To fling down, to demolish; to ruin. 2. To throw to the ground. To fling out, to utter; to speak; as, to fling out hard words against another. To fling off, to baffle in the chase, to defeat of prey. To fling in, to throw in; to make an allowance or deduction, or not to charge in an account. In settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days work. To fling open, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. To fling up, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design. FLING, verb intransitive 1. To flounce; to wince; to fly into violent and irregular motions. The horse began to kick and fling 2. To cast in the teeth; to utter harsh language; to sneer; to upbraid. The scold began to flout and fling To fling out, to grow unruly or outrageous. FLING, noun 1. A throw; a cast from the hand. 2. A gibe; a sneer; a sarcasm; a severe or contemptuous remark. I, who love to have a fling Both at senate house and king. |
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