fling
Noun
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A usually brief attempt (synset 100788715)
"he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
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A brief indulgence of your impulses (synset 100511486)
is a type of: intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence - excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgencesubtypes: spending spree - a brief period of extravagant spendingsame as: spree
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The act of flinging (synset 100105984)
is a type of: throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
Verb
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Throw with force or recklessness (synset 201515097)
"fling the frisbee"is a type of: throw - propel through the air
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Move in an abrupt or headlong manner (synset 202098706)
"He flung himself onto the sofa"is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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Indulge oneself (synset 202273848)
"I splurged on a new TV"same as: splurge
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Throw or cast away (synset 202227100)
"Put away your worries"is a type of: get rid of, remove - dispose ofsubtypes:
- unlearn - discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
- deep-six, give it the deep six - toss out; get rid of
- jettison - throw away, of something encumbering
- junk, scrap, trash - dispose of (something useless or old)
- waste - get rid of
- dump - throw away as refuse
- retire - dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
- abandon - forsake, leave behind
- liquidize, sell out, sell up - sell or get rid of all one's merchandise
- de-access - dispose of by selling
- close out - terminate by selling off or disposing of
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