sling

SLING, noun 1. An instrument for throwing stones, consisting of a strap and two strings; the stone being lodged in the strap, is thrown by losing one of the strings With a sling and a stone David killed Goliath.2. A throw; a stroke.3. A kind of hanging bandage put round the neck, in which a wounded limb is sustained.4. A rope by which a cask or bale is suspended and swung in or out of a ship5. A drink composed of equal parts of rum or spirit and water sweetened.SLING, verb transitive preterit tense and participle passive slung. [The primary sense seems to be to swing.]1. To throw with a sling 2. To throw; to hurl.3. To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack.4. To move or swing by a rope which suspends the thing