All fling synonyms
fling
F f verb fling
- lob β Tennis. to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court.
- jerk β to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically.
- dump β to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- hurl β to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
- sling β an iced alcoholic drink, typically containing gin, water, sugar, and lemon or lime juice.
- heave β to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
- catapult β A catapult is a device for shooting small stones. It is made of a Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic tied between the two top parts.
- propel β to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
- launch β to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- fire β combustion
- toss β Terminal Oriented Social Science
- pitch β to smear or cover with pitch.
- chuck β When you chuck something somewhere, you throw it there in a casual or careless way.
- send β to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- cast β The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
- shy β bashful; retiring.
- precipitate β to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- peg β a female given name, form of Peggy.
- let fly β to move through the air using wings.
- throw β to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
noun fling
- firing β a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- shot β a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- slinging β a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
- affair β If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair.
- attempt β If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success.
- binge β If you go on a binge, you do too much of something, such as drinking alcohol, eating, or spending money.
- celebration β A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
- crack β If something hard cracks, or if you crack it, it becomes slightly damaged, with lines appearing on its surface.
- essay β A short piece of writing on a particular subject.
- fun β something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
- gamble β to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
- go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- indulgence β the act or practice of indulging; gratification of desire.
- orgy β wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- party β a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- rampage β violent or excited behavior that is reckless, uncontrolled, or destructive.
- splurge β to indulge oneself in some luxury or pleasure, especially a costly one: They splurged on a trip to Europe.
- spree β a river in E Germany, flowing N through Berlin to the Havel River. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- stab β to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon: She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork.
- trial β German Der Prozess. a novel (1925) by Franz Kafka.
- try β to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
- venture β an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one: a mountain-climbing venture.
- whirl β to turn around, spin, or rotate rapidly: The merry-go-round whirled noisily.
- good time β time deducted from an inmate's sentence for good behavior while in prison.