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Slingshot
//ˈslɪŋʃɒt// noun, verb, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles. Australia, Philippines, US
"‘Terry Madison. Instead of fiddling with that shanghai, give us a thought.’ ‘It’s a gongai,’ Swiftie said. ‘I mean that’s the name for a shanghai which is another name for a catapult...that Mr Delarue calls a slingshot.’"
- 2 a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones wordnet
- 3 A stationary, often triangular object that launches any ball that hits its longest side back at a high force, now usually located above the flipper and between it and the inlane, with one each for both lower flippers.
- 4 A sling bikini.
- 5 An implement of a broad fabric worn around and connecting both bicipites brachii to support benching the most heavy weights.
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- 6 The act of passing cars queuing in the left-hand lane and using the right-hand lane to go around a roundabout, exiting at the desired junction having avoided the queue. UK, slang
- 7 Synonym of slingshot effect.
Verb
- 1 To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot.
- 2 To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft.
"The shuttle will slingshot around Jupiter on its way to Saturn."
- 3 To perform the slingshot manoeuvre (see Noun). UK, slang
Etymology
Etymology 1
From sling + shot.
Etymology 2
From sling + shot.
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