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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 meanings

noun

  1. chiefly americanA Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.

  2. 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.

  3. A sling bikini.

  4. powerliftingAn implement of a broad fabric worn around and connecting both bicipites brachii to support benching the most heavy weights.

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.”

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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