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slingshot
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As a noun, slingshot means a Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles. As a verb, it means move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot.
Meanings of slingshot
6 meaningsnoun
chiefly americanA Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
pinballA 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.
A sling bikini.
powerliftingAn implement of a broad fabric worn around and connecting both bicipites brachii to support benching the most heavy weights.
verb
To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot.
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.”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).