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fling  (flng)

v. flung (flng), fling·ing, flings

v.tr.

1. To throw with violence: flung the dish against the wall. See Synonyms at throw.

2. To put or send suddenly or unexpectedly: troops that were flung into battle.

3. To throw (oneself) into an activity with abandon and energy.

4. To cast aside; discard: fling propriety away.

v.intr.

To move quickly, violently, or impulsively.

n.

1. The act of flinging.

2. A brief period of indulging one's impulses. See Synonyms at binge.

3. Informal A usually brief attempt or effort: You take a fling at it.

4. A brief sexual or romantic relationship.

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[Middle English flingen, of Scandinavian origin; see plk-² in Indo-European roots.]

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fling [flɪŋ]

vb flings, flinging, flung [flʌŋ] (mainly tr)

1. to throw, esp with force or abandon; hurl or toss

2. to put or send without warning or preparation to fling someone into jail

3. (also intr) to move (oneself or a part of the body) with abandon or speed he flung himself into a chair

4. (usually foll by into) to apply (oneself) diligently and with vigour (to)

5. to cast aside; disregard she flung away her scruples

6. to utter violently or offensively

7. Poetic to give out; emit

n

1. the act or an instance of flinging; toss; throw

2. a period or occasion of unrestrained, impulsive, or extravagant behaviour to have a fling

3. (Performing Arts / Dancing) any of various vigorous Scottish reels full of leaps and turns, such as the Highland fling

4. a trial; try to have a fling at something different

[of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse flengja to flog, Swedish flänga, Danish flänge]

flinger  n

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Fling a number of oxbirds flying in company; a flock of dunlin or other sandpipers.

Examples: fling of dunbirds; of oxbirds, 1859.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fling - a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" go, offer, whirl, crack, pass attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
	2.	fling - a brief indulgence of your impulses spree spending spree - a brief period of extravagant spending intemperateness, self-indulgence, intemperance - excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence; "the intemperance of their language"
	3.	fling - the act of flinging throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
Verb	1.	fling - throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee" throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee" pitch, sky, toss, flip - throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
	2.	fling - move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	3.	fling - indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV" splurge ware, squander, consume, waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
	4.	fling - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" chuck out, discard, cast aside, cast away, throw away, toss away, toss out, throw out, cast out, dispose, put away, toss unlearn - discard something previously learnt, like an old habit deep-six, give it the deep six - toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!" jettison - throw away, of something encumbering junk, scrap, trash - dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" waste - get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer" get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood" dump - throw away as refuse; "No dumping in these woods!" retire - dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat" abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" liquidize, sell out, sell up - get rid of all one's merchandise de-access - dispose of by selling; "the museum sold off its collection of French impressionists to raise money"; "the publishing house sold off one of its popular magazines" close out - terminate by selling off or disposing of; "He closed out his line of sports cars"

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fling

verb

throw, toss, hurl, chuck (informal), launch, cast, pitch, send, shy, jerk, propel, sling, precipitate, lob (informal), catapult, heave, let fly The woman flung the cup at him.

noun

1. affair, relationship, involvement, liaison, flirtation, amour, dalliance She had a fling with him 30 years ago.

2. binge, good time, bash, bit of fun, party, rave (Brit. slang), spree, indulgence (informal), beano (Brit. slang), night on the town, rave-up (Brit. slang), night on the razzle (informal), hooley or hoolie (chiefly Irish & N.Z.) the last fling before you take up a job

3. try, go (informal), attempt, shot (informal), trial, crack (informal), venture, gamble, stab (informal), bash (informal), whirl (informal) the England bowler's chance of a fling at South Africa in the second Test today

Translations

fling [flɪŋ] (flung (vb: pt, pp))

A. N

1. to have one's last fling → echar la última cana al aire
to have one's fling; go on a fling → echar una canita al aire
to have a fling at doing sth → intentar algo

2. → aventura f amorosa

3. (also highland fling)
see highland

B. VT [+ stone] → arrojar, lanzar
to fling one's arms round sb → echar los brazos al cuello a algn
the door was flung open → la puerta se abrió de golpe
she was flung to the ground by her horse → el caballo la lanzó or tiró or arrojó al suelo
to fling sb into jail → meter a algn en la cárcel
to fling o.s. over a cliff → despeñarse por un precipicio
she flung herself at him → se arrojó or lanzó or tiró sobre él
to fling o.s into a chair → dejarse caer de golpe en una silla
to fling o.s. into a job → lanzarse a hacer un trabajo
to fling off/on one's clothes → quitarse/ponerse la ropa de prisa

fling away VT + ADV (fig) (= waste) [+ money, chance] → desperdiciar

fling out VT + ADV [+ rubbish] → tirar, botar(LAm); [+ remark] → lanzar; [+ person] → echar

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fling [ˈflɪŋ]

vt [flung] (pt, pp) → jeter, lancer
He flung the dictionary onto the floor → Il a jeté le dictionnaire par terre.
to fling o.s. to the floor → se jeter à terre
to fling one's arms round sb → se jeter au cou de qn

n

(= love affair) → brève liaison f, passade f

a last fling, a final fling (= last bit of fun) → une dernière folie

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fling vb: pret, ptp <flung>

n

(= act of flinging) → Wurf m, → Schleudern nt no pl

(fig inf) → Anlauf m; to give something a fling → sich an etw (dat) → versuchen, etw (aus)probieren; youth must have its fling → die Jugend muss sich austoben; to have a fling (= enjoy oneself) → sich austoben; to have a last or final fling → sich noch einmal richtig austoben

(inf: = relationship) to have a fling (with somebody) → eine Affäre (mit jdm) haben, etwas mit jdm haben (inf)

= Highland fling

vt (lit, fig) → schleudern; to fling the window open → das Fenster aufstoßen; the door was flung open → die Tür flog auf; to fling one’s arms round somebody’s neck → jdm die Arme um den Hals werfen; she flung herself into his arms → sie warf sich in seine Arme; to fling a coat round one’s shoulders → sich (dat) → einen Mantel über die Schulter(n) werfen; to fling oneself into a task → sich in eine Aufgabe stürzen; to fling oneself out of the window/off a bridge → sich aus dem Fenster/von einer Brücke stürzen; to fling oneself into a chair/to the ground → sich in einen Sessel/auf den Boden werfen; you shouldn’t just fling yourself at him (fig inf) → du solltest dich ihm nicht so an den Hals werfen

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fling [flɪŋ] (flung (vb: pt, pp))

1. n (love affair) → avventura
to have a last fling → fare un'ultima follia
to have one's fling → godersela
to have a fling at doing sth → cercare or tentare di fare qc

2. vt (stone) → lanciare, gettare, scagliare
to fling one's arms round sb → gettare le braccia al collo di qn
the door was flung open → la porta fu spalancata
to fling o.s. into a chair → buttarsi su una poltrona
to fling o.s. into a job → gettarsi a capofitto in un lavoro
to fling on one's clothes → vestirsi in fretta e furia

fling away vt + adv (waste) → gettare via, sperperare

fling off vt + adv → togliersi in fretta e furia

fling on vt + adv (clothes) → mettersi in fretta e furia

fling out vt + adv (unwanted object) → buttare via; (person) → buttar fuori

fling up vt + adv → lanciare in aria
to fling up one's arms → alzare le braccia al cielo
she flung up her head → ha buttato la testa all'indietro

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fling [flɪŋ] (flung (vb: pt, pp))

1. n (love affair) → avventura
to have a last fling → fare un'ultima follia
to have one's fling → godersela
to have a fling at doing sth → cercare or tentare di fare qc

2. vt (stone) → lanciare, gettare, scagliare
to fling one's arms round sb → gettare le braccia al collo di qn
the door was flung open → la porta fu spalancata
to fling o.s. into a chair → buttarsi su una poltrona
to fling o.s. into a job → gettarsi a capofitto in un lavoro
to fling on one's clothes → vestirsi in fretta e furia

fling away vt + adv (waste) → gettare via, sperperare

fling off vt + adv → togliersi in fretta e furia

fling on vt + adv (clothes) → mettersi in fretta e furia

fling out vt + adv (unwanted object) → buttare via; (person) → buttar fuori

fling up vt + adv → lanciare in aria
to fling up one's arms → alzare le braccia al cielo
she flung up her head → ha buttato la testa all'indietro

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fling

v fling [fliŋ]

1 to throw with great force He flung a brick through the window. gooi يَرْمي، يَقْذِف запращам mrštit kyle; slynge schleudern εκσφενδονίζω, τινάζω με δύναμη arrojar, lanzar paiskama پرتاب کردن viskata lancer לְהַשלִיך फेंकना baciti, zavitlati hajít melemparkan henda, kasta lanciare 投げる 세게 던지다 sviesti sviest; mest mencampakkan smijten kaste, hive, kyle, slenge ciskać, rzucać atirar a arunca швырять hodiť vreči baciti kasta, slunga ขว้าง; ปา atmak, fırlatmak (用力地)扔 кидати; жбурляти زور سے پینکنا ném; vứt （用力地）扔

2 to rush He flung out of the house. uitstorm يَنْدَفِع хуквам vyřítit se skynde sig; styrte (ud af) stürzen ορμώ arrojarse tormama ناگهان و با شدت تکان خوردن kiirehtiä se précipiter לָצֵאת בְּרוֹגֶז धक्का देना, हिलाना, पटक देना izjuriti (ki)rohan menghambur hendast, flengjast precipitarsi 突進する 급히 움직이다 pulti, mestis mesties; drāzties meluru keluar stormen kaste/hive seg, styrte rzucić się precipitar-se a se repezi бросаться vyrútiť sa odhiteti izleteti rusa รีบเร่ง fırlamak 忽忽忙忙地走 вистрибувати تیزی سے باہر جانا chạy vụt; lao nhanh 忽忽忙忙地走

n

a lively Scottish dance They danced a Highland fling. dans رَقْص شَعْبي أسكُتْلَنْدي шотландски танц skotský tanec livlig skotsk dans schottischer Tanz ζωηρός σκοτσέζικος χορός danza escocesa šoti tants رقص تند skottilainen tanssi danse écossaise רִקוּד סְקוֹטִי आनन्दित होना, प्रेम प्रसंग škotski ples (skót néptánc) tarian Skot skoskur dans (danza scozzese) ダンスの一種 스코틀랜드의 춤 (toks škotų šokis) strauja skotu deja tarian orang Scotland Schotse dans livlig skotsk dans (rodzaj tańca szkockiego) dança dans vioi шотландский танец škótsky tanec škotski ples vrsta škotskog plesa dans การเต้นแบบชาวสก็อตแลนด์ hora 一種奔放的蘇格蘭舞蹈 шотландський швидкий сольний чоловічий танець اسکاٹ لینڈ کا رقص điệu múa sôi nổi (nhất là ở Xcốtlen) 奔放的舞蹈

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fling → يَطْرَح جانبا vymrštit kaste schleudern εκσφενδονίζω lanzar heittää jeter baciti avventura 投げ飛ばす 던지다 wegrennen slynge rzucić arremessar бросаться kasta ขว้าง savurmak treo lủng lẳng 猛冲