SLING (2)

sling (2). Sling, v.t. slang, slung, pret. slung, pa. to throw by a sling, to hang by cords

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Sling, v. t. [imp. Slung (?), Archaic Slang (�); p. p. Slung; p. pr. & vb. n. Slinging.] [[AS. slingan; akin to D. slingeren, G. schlingen, to wind, to twist, to creep, OHG. slingan to wind, to twist, to move to and fro, Icel. slyngva, slöngva, to sling, Sw. slunga, Dan. slynge, Lith. slinkti to creep.]] 1. 1. To throw with a sling. “Every one could sling stones at an hairbreadth, and not miss.” Judg. xx. 16.
2. 2. To throw; to hurl; to cast. Addison.
3. 3. To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack.
4. 4. (Naut) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc., preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.