Flung synonyms and antonyms

flŭng

To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

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To throw with an initial upward direction.

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To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money. [from 1911]

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To throw away, abandon, or get rid of as no longer valuable or useful

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(Obs.) To hurl or throw

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(Cricket) Of a bowler, to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.

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To throw, cast, fling, or hurl

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To fire (a projectile).

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moved (related)

To stir the emotions:

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(Intransitive, used with ""of"") To eliminate or to get rid of something.

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caught (antonym)

To grasp mentally; apprehend:

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To start or tend a fire in:

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(Intransitive, aviation or nautical) To move so that the front of an aircraft or ship goes alternatively up and down.

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To set or thrust (a self-propelled craft or projectile) in motion:

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(Intransitive, archaic) To push; to jostle; to hurl.

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To move with force or violence; rush

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(Geology) To displace or move (a vein, lode, or stratum, for example).

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To move swiftly or impetuously; rush

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To move suddenly and fast

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(Archaic) To throw up, as a mound, or rampart.

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To throw here and there or strew loosely; sprinkle

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To slope steeply, as a road

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To throw or turn over; upset

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To move with quick, flinging motions of the body, as in anger

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To move jerkily or unevenly

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To move or act on with a quick motion:

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To voice; express:

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To call, as a hen her chickens.

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(Football) To throw (a short pass) into the flat

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To move suddenly as when startled; jump; start; recoil

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