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flings

 
Noun fling has 3 senses
  1. crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer - a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
    --1 is a kind of attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
  2. spree, fling - a brief indulgence of your impulses
    --2 is a kind of intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence
    --2 has particulars: spending spree
    Derived form: verb fling3
  3. fling - the act of flinging
    --3 is a kind of
    throw
    Derived forms: verb fling4, verb fling1
Verb fling has 4 senses
  1. fling - throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee"
    --1 is one way to
    throw
    Derived form: noun fling3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  2. fling - move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"
    --2 is one way to
    move
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. splurge, fling - indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"
    --3 is one way to consume, squander, waste, ware
    Derived form: noun fling2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  4. discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
    --4 is one way to get rid of, remove
    Derived form: noun fling3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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