From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Sling \Sling\, v. t. [imp. {Slung}, Archaic {Slang}; p. p.
{Slung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slinging}.] [AS. slingan; akin to
D. slingeren, G. schlingen, to wind, to twist, to creep, OHG.
slingan to wind, to twist, to move to and fro, Icel. slyngva,
sl["o]ngva, to sling, Sw. slunga, Dan. slynge, Lith. slinkti
to creep.]
1. To throw with a sling. "Every one could sling stones at an
hairbreadth, and not miss." --Judg. xx. 16.
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2. To throw; to hurl; to cast. --Addison.
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3. To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack.
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4. (Naut) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc.,
preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Slang \Slang\,
imp. of {Sling}. Slung. [Archaic]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Slang \Slang\, n.
Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory. [Local, Eng.]
--Holland.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Slang \Slang\, n. [Cf. {Sling}.]
A fetter worn on the leg by a convict. [Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Slang \Slang\, n. [Said to be of Gypsy origin; but probably from
Scand., and akin to E. sling; cf. Norw. sleng a slinging, an
invention, device, slengja to sling, to cast, slengja kjeften
(literally, to sling the jaw) to use abusive language, to use
slang, slenjeord (ord = word) an insulting word, a new word
that has no just reason for being.]
Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but
unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the
jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low
popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of
sailors, etc.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Slang \Slang\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slanged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Slanging}.]
To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar
language. [Colloq.]
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Every gentleman abused by a cabman or slanged by a
bargee was bound there and then to take off his coat
and challenge him to fisticuffs. --London
Spectator.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
slang
n 1: informal language consisting of words and expressions that
are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often
vituperative or vulgar; "their speech was full of slang
expressions" [syn: {slang}, {slang expression}, {slang
term}]
2: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among
thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: {slang}, {cant},
{jargon}, {lingo}, {argot}, {patois}, {vernacular}]
v 1: use slang or vulgar language
2: fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted
everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {dupe},
{slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {put on}, {take in}, {put
one over}, {put one across}]
3: abuse with coarse language
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Slang /slɛŋ/
argot; slang
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
slang /slɛŋ/
serpent; snake
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