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fling
(fl/I//N/ )

noun (n)

  • a usually brief attempt(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    crack, go, offer, pass, whirl
    source: wordnet30
  • a brief indulgence of your impulses(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    spree
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of flinging(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • throw with force or recklessness(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Fling the frisbee.
    source: wordnet30
  • move in an abrupt or headlong manner(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • indulge oneself(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    splurge
    source: wordnet30
  • throw or cast away(verb.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into the pond.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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