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fling
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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.

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

fling
Verb
[flinging, flung]
1. to throw with force
2. to move or go hurriedly or violently: she flung her arms open wide
3. to put or send without warning: they used to fling me in jail
4. to put (something) somewhere hurriedly or carelessly
5. fling oneself into to apply oneself with enthusiasm to
Noun
1. a short spell of self-indulgent enjoyment
2. a brief romantic or sexual relationship
3. a vigorous Scottish country dance: a Highland fling [from Old Norse]

Fling a number of oxbirds flying in company; a flock of dunlin or other sandpipers.
Examples: fling of dunbirds; of oxbirds, 1859.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fling - a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
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.flingfling - a brief indulgence of your impulses
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"
Verb1.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"
ware, squander, consume, waste - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
4.flingfling - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
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"

fling
verb 1. throw, toss, hurl, chuck (informal) launch, cast, pitch, send, shy, jerk, propel, sling, precipitate, lob (informal) catapult, heave, let fly
noun 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) hooley or hoolie chiefly Irish, N.Z.
noun 3. try, go (informal) attempt, shot (informal) trial, crack (informal) venture, gamble, stab (informal) bash (informal) whirl (informal)
Translations
fling [flɪŋ] vt [pt, pp flung] [flʌŋ]arrojar
n (= love affair) → aventura amorosa

fling [flɪŋ] vt [flung , pt , pp ] [flʌŋ]jeter, lancer
n (= love affair) → brève liaison, passade f

fling [flɪŋ] [flung , pt, pp ] vtschleudern;
(arms) → werfen;
(oneself) → stürzen
n(flüchtige) Affäre f

fling [pt flung, pp ] [flɪŋ, flʌŋ] vtlanciare, gettare
n (= love affair) → avventura

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 sinkauttaa lancer לְהַשלִיך फेंकना baciti, zavitlati hajít melemparkan henda, kasta lanciare 投げる 거칠게[] 내던지다 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)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 rynnätä se précipiter לָצֵאת בְּרוֹגֶז धक्का देना, हिलाना, पटक देना izjuriti (ki)rohan menghambur hendast, flengjast precipitarsi 突進する 서둘러[] ...하다, 기분 나쁘게 말하다 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
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 (skotlantilainen 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)


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