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- pronunciation:
- flIng
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- take a fling at
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
flings, flinging, flung |
| definition 1: |
to throw violently or forcefully; hurl.
The mob flung rocks at the government soldiers.- synonyms:
- heave, hurl, sling
- similar words:
- cast, catapult, chuck, dash, hurtle, launch, pitch, propel, throw, toss
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| definition 2: |
to engage (oneself) forcefully or energetically.
She flung herself into the project.- synonyms:
- launch, throw
- similar words:
- engage, immerse, pitch into, plunge
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| definition 3: |
to move or send forcefully or abruptly; cast.
The bus was getting crowded, and he flung himself into the empty seat.The police flung the protesters into prison.- synonyms:
- cast, throw
- similar words:
- catapult, heave, hurl, lash, launch, pitch, send
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| definition 4: |
to discard or throw aside (often fol. by "away" or "aside").
I think I'll just fling these old shoes.She picked up a stick and then flung it away.He simply flung aside his chance for getting that scholarship.- synonyms:
- chuck, discard, toss
- similar words:
- cast, deep-six, drop, heave, junk, pitch, slough
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| related words: |
bowl, dart, project, thrash, tumble |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to move or throw oneself about energetically or violently.
She was so angry that she flung about the house breaking things.- synonyms:
- flounce, tear
- similar words:
- dash, fly, hurl, race, rush
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| related words: |
catapult |
adverb + (v.)fling
carelessly, suddenly
(v.)fling
+ adverb
angrily,
apart,
around,
aside,
away,
back,
backward,
down,
forth,
forward,
headlong,
inside,
off,
open,
outward,
overboard,
skyward,
straight,
upward,
violently,
wide,
wildly
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(v.)fling
+ noun
adventure,
arm,
ash,
backpack,
ball,
bed,
blanket,
bottle,
bow,
briefcase,
canvas,
casement,
chair,
chest,
cliff,
cloak,
closet,
coat,
coin,
corpse,
couch,
cover,
curtain,
doll,
door,
drawer,
floor,
foot,
gauntlet,
glove,
ground,
hair,
hammer,
hand,
handful,
hat,
head,
heaven,
helmet,
knife,
mask,
mud,
neck,
paint,
passenger,
pencil,
pillow,
porch,
rail,
robe,
rope,
sand,
shadow,
sheet,
shirt,
shoe,
shoulder,
shovel,
shutter,
sky,
sofa,
spray,
stick,
stone,
sword,
towel,
trunk,
window
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of flinging.
With a quick fling, she sent the smooth flat rock skipping across the water.- synonyms:
- heave, throw
- similar words:
- cast, launch, pitch, toss
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| definition 2: |
a short period of unrestrained pleasure-seeking or revelry; spree.
He had one last fling before settling down and getting married.Her semester in Europe was more of a fling than a serious period of study.- synonyms:
- binge, spree
- similar words:
- bacchanal, bout, carouse, frolic, orgy, revel, romp, saturnalia, splurge, wassail
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| definition 3: |
a brief love affair, usu. with little or no emotional significance.
He insisted to his wife that the time spent with this old girlfriend had just been a fling.- similar words:
- affair, amour, intrigue, liaison
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| related words: |
binge, chuck, escapade, hurl, lark, plunge, put, throw |
adjective + (n.)fling
alleged, brief, casual, extramarital, final, hot, romantic, seismic, sexual
verb + (n.)fling
match
(n.)fling
+ verb
bud, end, open
noun + (n.)fling
couple, highland, spring, summer
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| phrase: |
take a fling at |
| derivation: |
flinger (n.) |
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