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English noun: fling | |||
| 1. | fling (act) a usually brief attempt | ||
| Samples | He took a crack at it. I gave it a whirl. | ||
| Synonyms | crack, go, offer, pass, whirl | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | ||
| 2. | fling (act) a brief indulgence of your impulses | ||
| Synonyms | spree | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | spending spree | ||
| 3. | fling (act) the act of flinging | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | throw | ||
English verb: fling | |||
| 1. | fling (contact) throw with force or recklessness | ||
| Samples | Fling the frisbee. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | throw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flip, pitch, sky, toss | ||
| 2. | fling (motion) move in an abrupt or headlong manner | ||
| Samples | He flung himself onto the sofa. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 3. | fling (possession) indulge oneself | ||
| Samples | I splurged on a new TV. | ||
| Synonyms | splurge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consume, squander, ware, waste | ||
| 4. | fling (possession) throw or cast away | ||
| Samples | Put away your worries. | ||
| Synonyms | cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | get rid of, remove | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abandon, close out, de-access, deep-six, dump, give it the deep six, jettison, junk, liquidize, retire, scrap, sell out, sell up, trash, unlearn, waste | ||
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