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Meaning of fling

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  fling
      n 1: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave
           it a whirl" [syn: {crack}, {fling}, {go}, {pass}, {whirl},
           {offer}]
      2: a brief indulgence of your impulses [syn: {spree}, {fling}]
      3: the act of flinging
      v 1: throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee"
      2: move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto
         the sofa"
      3: indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV" [syn: {splurge},
         {fling}]
      4: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: {discard},
         {fling}, {toss}, {toss out}, {toss away}, {chuck out}, {cast
         aside}, {dispose}, {throw out}, {cast out}, {throw away},
         {cast away}, {put away}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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