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fling

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fling in WordNet English dictionary

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