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Overview of verb fling
The verb fling has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (13) fling -- (throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee")
2. (1) fling -- (move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa")
3. splurge, fling -- (indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV")
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")
Antonyms of verb fling
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fling
4 senses of fling
Sense 1
fling
=> throw
=> propel, impel
=> move, displace
Sense 2
fling
=> move
Sense 3
splurge, fling
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
=> spend, expend, drop
=> pay
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 4
discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
=> get rid of, remove
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fling
2 of 4 senses of fling
Sense 1
fling
=> flip, toss, sky, pitch
Sense 4
discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
=> unlearn
=> deep-six, give it the deep six
=> jettison
=> trash, junk, scrap
=> waste
=> dump
=> retire, pension off
=> abandon
=> sell out, sell up, liquidize
=> de-access
=> close out
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fling
4 senses of fling
Sense 1
fling
=> throw
Sense 2
fling
=> move
Sense 3
splurge, fling
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
Sense 4
discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
=> get rid of, remove
'Cause To' of verb fling
Derived Forms of verb fling
3 of 4 senses of fling
Sense 1
fling
RELATED TO>(noun) fling#3
=> fling
Sense 3
splurge, fling
RELATED TO>(noun) fling#2
=> spree, fling
Sense 4
discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
RELATED TO>(noun) fling#3
=> fling
Domain of verb fling
Domain Terms of verb fling
Familiarity of verb fling
fling used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb fling
4 senses of fling
Sense 1
fling
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 2
fling
*> Somebody ----s something PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
splurge, fling
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 4
discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb fling
4 senses of fling
Sense 1
fling
> throw
=> slam, flap down
=> ground
=> prostrate
=> hurl, hurtle, cast
=> heave
=> pelt, bombard
=> defenestrate
=> deliver, pitch
=> shy
=> drive
=> deep-six, throw overboard
=> ridge
=> jettison
=> fling
=> lob
=> chuck, toss
=> skim, skip, skitter
=> juggle
=> flip, flick
=> pass
Sense 2
fling
> move
=> move involuntarily, move reflexively
=> quicken
=> stretch, stretch out
=> snap, click, flick
=> flex, bend
=> spread, propagate
=> reach, reach out
=> putter, potter, potter around, putter around
=> dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
=> drop back
=> hit the dirt, hit the deck
=> gravitate
=> fly
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
=> cut to
=> lurch, pitch, shift
=> jolt, jar
=> duck
=> bob
=> wallow, welter
=> writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist
=> wobble, coggle
=> sidle, sashay
=> sidle
=> sweep, sail
=> brush, sweep
=> wamble, waggle
=> chop
=> reciprocate
=> move back and forth
=> nod
=> pulsate, beat, quiver
=> beat, pound, thump
=> teeter, seesaw, totter
=> buck, jerk, hitch
=> cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch
=> careen, wobble, shift, tilt
=> churn, boil, moil, roil
=> steal, slip
=> shake, agitate
=> vibrate
=> jerk, twitch
=> flip, twitch
=> snap, click
=> stir, shift, budge, agitate
=> arouse, stir
=> dance
=> stumble, trip
=> falter, waver
=> roll, undulate, flap, wave
=> mill, mill about, mill around
=> turn
=> startle, jump, start
=> mope, mope around
=> hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride
=> climb
=> strike out
=> jump, leap, bound, spring
=> bolt
=> get down
=> assume, take, strike, take up
=> seesaw
=> displace
=> exit, go out, get out, leave
=> separate, part, split
=> diverge
=> list, lean
=> whirl, tumble, whirl around
=> close, come together
=> bustle, bustle about, hustle
=> fidget
=> linger, dawdle
=> flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
=> lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust
=> swoop
=> flow, flux
=> run, flow, feed, course
=> flurry
=> streak
=> heave
=> crash
=> thunder
=> snap
=> beat, flap
=> fling
=> hop
=> turn
=> dodge
=> dodge
=> throw
=> make way
=> dance
=> grab
=> cut
=> close
=> jump, leap, jump off
Sense 3
splurge, fling
> consume, squander, waste, ware
=> fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
=> luxuriate, wanton
=> lavish, shower
=> overspend
=> splurge, fling
Sense 4
discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
> get rid of, remove
=> discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
=> slough off
=> weed out, comb out
=> work off
=> cull
=> dump, ditch
=> unmuzzle
=> deaerate, de-aerate
=> decaffeinate
=> decarbonate
=> decerebrate
=> dechlorinate
=> defat
=> defibrinate
=> degrease
=> deionize
=> delist
=> delocalize
=> deoxygenate
=> destain
=> desulfurize, desulphurize
=> detick
=> devein
=> fettle
=> flesh
=> flense
=> kern
=> pith
=> scum
=> unbridle
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fling
Sense 1
fling
=> throw
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Sense 2
fling
=> move
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Sense 3
splurge, fling
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
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Sense 4
discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
=> get rid of, remove
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Grep of verb fling
fling
fling off
Grep of adj flung
far-flung
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