Dictionary Definition
fling
Noun
1 a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at
it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: crack, go, pass, whirl, offer]
2 a brief indulgence of your impulses [syn:
spree]
3 the act of flinging
Verb
1 throw with force or recklessness; "fling the
frisbee"
2 move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung
himself onto the sofa"
3 indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV" [syn:
splurge]
4 throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
[syn: discard, toss, toss out,
toss
away, chuck out,
cast
aside, dispose,
throw
out, cast out,
throw
away, cast away,
put
away] [also: flung]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /'flɪɳ/
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- Rhymes with: -ɪŋ
Noun
- Short, often sexual relationship.
Translations
short sexual relationship
- French: noce
Translations
to fling
- Dutch: smijten
- Indonesian: banting, membanting
- Japanese: 投げる (なげる, nageru)
- Spanish: aventar, lanzar
Extensive Definition
Fling may refer to:
- Fling - a brief casual relationship.
- FLING, the Struggle Front for the National Independence of Guinea
- "Fling", a song by Built to Spill from their 1994 album There's Nothing Wrong with Love
- Fling - an episode of Zoboomafoo
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
approach, assay, attempt, bash, bat, bender, bid, binge, boil, bolt, bout, bowl, bung, bust, career, carousal, carouse, cast, cast at, catapult, celebration, change of pace,
change-up, charge,
chase, chuck, chuck at, chunk, clap, crack, curve, dart, dash, debauch, downcurve, drinking bout,
effort, endeavor, escapade, essay, experiment, fastball, fire, fire at, fling at, flip, fork, forward pass, gambit, gamble, go, haste, hasten, heave, heave at, hie, hump, hump it, hurl, hurl against, hurl at,
hurry, hurtle, incurve, indulgence, jerk, knuckleball, lance, lark, lash, lateral, lateral pass, launch, let fly, let fly at,
lick, lob, make haste, move, offer, orgy, outcurve, party, pass, peg, pelt, pitch, pitchfork, plank, plop, ploy, plump, plunk, pop, post, propel, put, put the shot, race, rampage, randan, randy, revel, risk, rush, scamper, scoot, scour, scramble, screwball, scud, scurry, scuttle, send, serve, service, shoot, shot, shot-put, shy, shy at, sinker, skedaddle, slap, slider, sling, sling at, snap, spitball, spitter, splurge, spree, stab, stagger, step, step on it, stroke, strong bid, tear, tentative, throw, throw at, thrust, tilt, toot, toss, toss at, trial, trial and error, try, undertaking, upcurve, venture, whack, whirl, wingding