sling

sling
[slɪŋ] n
1) (for broken arm) Schlinge f; (for baby) Tragetuch nt; (for camera, gun) Tragegurt m; (for lifting) Schlinge f
2) (weapon) Schleuder f vt <slung, slung>
1) (fling)
to \sling sth etw werfen [o schleudern];
\sling me a pen, will you? könntest du mir mal einen Kugelschreiber 'rüberwerfen?;
to \sling sth in the bin/on the floor etw in den Mülleimer/auf den Boden werfen;
to \sling sb in prison jdn ins Gefängnis werfen [o (sl) stecken] (fam)
2) (hang)
soldiers with rifles slung over their shoulders Soldaten mit geschulterten Gewehren;
she sat next to him on the sofa, her legs slung over his sie saß neben ihm auf dem Sofa, ihre Beine über seine geschlagen
3) (suspend)
to be slung from sth von etw dat herunterhängen;
to \sling a hammock eine Hängematte aufhängen
PHRASES:
to \sling beer (Am) (fam) Bier ausschenken;
to \sling hash (Am) in einer Küche arbeiten;
to \sling one's hook (Brit) (sl) die Fliege machen (sl)

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