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# sling

«sling» in Mova's school dictionary: **a loop of cord or strap for throwing a stone by swinging…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a sling, slings); verb (sling, slings, slung, slinging)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A sling is a loop of cord or strap for throwing a stone by swinging it round the head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sling/#m1)

2) A sling is a band of cloth that holds an injured arm against the body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sling/#m2)

3) To sling is to throw or hang something loosely, often over the shoulder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sling/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

in the tales, the throwing weapon the island boys practise with, and the arm-support after an injury; in play, boys practise slinging stones; in everyday talk, «sling your bag over your shoulder».

### examples

- Pivi and Kabo made slings and practised with them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sling/#x1)
- The nurse put his arm in a sling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sling/#x2)
- Boys are good with slings, said Confro. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sling/#x3)
- She slung the bag over her shoulder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sling/#x4)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [A sling holds the arm up against the body so it can rest and the swelling goes down.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/2-the-cast-itching-signing-and-the-saw/15/)
- [The collarbone often breaks from a fall on the shoulder, and most broken collarbones are treated with a sling, not a cast.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/48-broken-bones-in-sport-fingers-wrists-and-collarbones/11/)
- [David refused King Saul's armour and took his sling and five smooth stones, trusting God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/8-ruth-and-david-and-goliath/12/)
- [A suspension bridge hangs its road from huge cables slung over tall towers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/technology/30-bridges-and-skyscrapers/4/)
- [A suspension bridge hangs its road from strong steel cables slung between tall towers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/86-building-strong-things/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sling» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sling/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.