Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A Y-shaped stick having an elastic strap attached to the prongs, used for flinging small stones.
Wiktionary
- n. A Y-shaped stick with an elastic band between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
- v. To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
Examples
“Maybe he used a slingshot from the next building???”
“Make a slingshot from a about a 3/4 forked limb, then go to tie place and geta thrown out old innertube.”
“The slingshot is the current ride I keep watching and wondering how far a person would fly if the ropes snapped.”
“The slingshot is a David and Goliath reference aimed at putting water and power back in the hands of the individuals.”
Colbert and Kamen Solve the World’s Water Problems « Isegoria
“The slingshot is a tanga becayse uplift from the ties in the neck will force the legline upward and inward, the bikini will reveal butt cheeks. (w/pics)”
“The Rogatka - "slingshot" - bar was opened by an "anarchist collective" who once ran the Salon Mazal bar; it is located on Yitzhak Sadeh street in central Tel Aviv.”
“For myself and generations of boys just like me the slingshot was a gateway into the world of hunting.”
“The stone she chose to load in her slingshot was the personal letter -- a million of them.”
“He also employs another, more extreme method: something called the slingshot.”
“Across the Atlantic the slingshot will be a popular accessory if you decide to book a trip to the Hedonism resorts in Jamaica.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘slingshot’.
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Genes
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tinman, agnostic, dreadlocks, Van Gogh, fruitless, lava lamp, ariadne, cheap date, ken and barbie, I'm not dead yet, I'm not dead yet 2, manic fringe and 1192 more... -
Playthings and Toys
have fun!
battledore, beanbag, bicycle, Big Wheel, crayons, boomerang, cap gun, doll, kite, jigsaw puzzle, hula hoop, jack-in-the-box and 66 more...
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Killjoy et al
Namely, compounds consisting of a verb with a direct object immediately after it, without inflection
killjoy, lickspigot, quakebuttock, throttlebottom, scattergood, scapegrace, swillbowl, tosspot, breakfast, cutthroat, pickpocket, dreadnought and 84 more...
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hipshots
overshoots, long shot, earshot, shoot from the hip, bloodshot, mugshot, snapshot, eyeshot, jumpshot, hotshot, shotgun, slapshot and 22 more...
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The Legend of Zelda
dungeon, ocarina, rupee, triforce, ganon, link, ganondorf, impa, hyrule, majora, mask, temple and 194 more...
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kingrat47's Words
procrustean, devolution, cacophony, hippopotamus, crunch, beware, chortled, sibilant, subtle, undermine, acromegaly, acropolis and 645 more...
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End in -ot
Just what it says. Words that end in -ot.
wainscot, ascot, marmot, jot, ocelot, spot, blot, scot, lot, shot, dot, snot and 219 more...
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A Dalliance of Dahlias
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A Myriad of Iriia la mode, ace o' hearts, acclimation, adhesion, admirable, adorable you, advance, affirmed, after glow, agricola, alabama melody, alabaster queen and 1152 more...
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Stuffie: Heave-Ho!
Stuffie #3. Stuff you pull.
wagon, leg, finger, door, prank, taffy, heist, stunt, lever, plunger, draught, plug and 46 more...
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