4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Flung \Flung\, imp. & p. p. of {Fling}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fling \Fling\ (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flung} (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flinging}.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[aum]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I know thy generous temper well. Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter. [1913 Webster] The sun begins to fling His flaring beams. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation. [1913 Webster] His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him. --Walpole. [1913 Webster] {To fling about}, to throw on all sides; to scatter. {To fling away}, to reject; to discard. [1913 Webster] Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition. --Shak. {To fling down}. (a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a challenge. [1913 Webster] This question so flung down before the guests, . . . Was handed over by consent of all To me who had not spoken. --Tennyson. (b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin. {To fling in}, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as, in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or a few days' work. {To fling off}, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey; also, to get rid of. --Addison. {To fling open}, to throw open; to open suddenly or with violence; as, to fling open a door. {To fling out}, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh manner; as, to fling out hard words against another. {To fling up}, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a design. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: fling n 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 v 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}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: flung See {fling}
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