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"An act of throwing, often violently."
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"word": "Stoß"
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"roman": "jorāne phekṇe",
"sense": "act of throwing",
"word": "जोराने फेकणे"
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"An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance."
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"word": "Schütteln"
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"ref": "1838, Douglas William Jerrold, Men of Character",
"text": "When I was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of pleasure.",
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{
"ref": "1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 23",
"text": "I am inclined to go and have a fling with them. Why not all of us — just for a minute or two — it will not detain us long?",
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{
"ref": "1960 February, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 113",
"text": "Here again steam is having its last fling, and the \"dual link\" drivers at Brunswick shed, Liverpool, already are alternating steam and diesel duties.",
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"An act or period of unrestrained indulgence."
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"roman": "veselie",
"sense": "act of unrestrained indulgence",
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"roman": "razvlečenie",
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"word": "развлечение"
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"sense": "act of unrestrained indulgence",
"word": "vyhodit si z kopýtka"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "act of unrestrained indulgence",
"word": "lejlighed til at slå sig løs"
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"roman": "ʕalāqa sarīʕa",
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"roman": "flirt",
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"word": "флирт"
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"tags": [
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"tags": [
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"word": "Krösken"
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"word": "Techtelmechtel"
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"tags": [
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"sense": "short sexual relationship",
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"roman": "stutz",
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"word": "סטוץ"
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"word": "spallaíocht"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"word": "avventura"
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"code": "nb",
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"sense": "short sexual relationship",
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"masculine"
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"word": "caso"
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"word": "рома́н"
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"roman": "ljubóvnoje uvlečénije",
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"word": "любо́вное увлече́ние"
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"word": "devaneo"
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"sense": "short sexual relationship",
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"word": "escarceo amoroso"
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"_dis1": "1 1 1 78 3 5 8 3",
"code": "es",
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"tags": [
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"word": "amorío"
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"_dis1": "1 1 1 78 3 5 8 3",
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "short sexual relationship",
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"word": "flört"
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"word": "affär"
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"An attempt, a try (as in \"give it a fling\")."
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"ref": "c. 1732, Jonathan Swift, Epistle to a Lady",
"text": "I, who love to have a fling, / Both at senate house and king.",
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"A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe or taunt."
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"A lively Scottish country dance."
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"text": "ante 1800, old proverb\nEngland were but a fling / Save for the crooked stick and the grey goose wing."
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"ref": "2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France",
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"word": "اِنْدَفَعَ"
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},
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"word": "拋"
},
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"code": "da",
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},
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"word": "schleudern"
},
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"_dis1": "91 2 6 1",
"code": "id",
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"word": "slanciare"
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"word": "chuqay"
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"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
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"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "бро́сить"
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"roman": "kidátʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
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},
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"_dis1": "91 2 6 1",
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"roman": "kínutʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
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},
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"_dis1": "91 2 6 1",
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"roman": "metátʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
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},
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"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
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},
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"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "швыря́ть"
},
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"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "91 2 6 1",
"code": "sa",
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"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "क्षिपति"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 2 6 1",
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"word": "aventar"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 2 6 1",
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"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "lanzar"
},
{
"_dis1": "91 2 6 1",
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "slansar"
}
]
},
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{
"ref": "1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia",
"text": "\"We beseech your Majesty—\" said Glozelle, but Miraz had flung out of the tent and they could hear him bawling out his acceptance to Edmund.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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],
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],
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],
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"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
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{
"ref": "1836, Helen Crocket, The Ettrick Shepherd's Last Tale",
"text": "The horse flung most potently, making his heels fly aloft in the air.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"To throw; to wince; to flounce."
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"(intransitive, archaic) To throw; to wince; to flounce."
],
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"archaic",
"intransitive"
]
},
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"text": "The scold began to flout and fling.",
"type": "example"
}
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"To utter abusive language; to sneer."
],
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"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "hodit sebou"
},
{
"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "vrhnout se"
},
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"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "skočit"
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"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
"code": "da",
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"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "styrte"
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"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
"code": "da",
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"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "fare"
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{
"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich werfen"
},
{
"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich hinwerfen"
},
{
"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich hinschleudern"
},
{
"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich in etwas stürzen"
},
{
"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich hinunterwerfen"
},
{
"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich hinunterstürzen"
},
{
"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich heranwerfen (an jemanden)"
},
{
"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich an jemanden ranwerfen"
},
{
"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich herumwerfen"
},
{
"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich fallen lassen"
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"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
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"word": "flyngen"
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"_dis1": "39 21 33 6",
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"roman": "brósitʹsja",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "бро́ситься"
},
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"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "סטוץ"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "spallaíocht"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"word": "avventura"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "eventyr"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "affære"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "caso"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aventură"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "román",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "рома́н"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ljubóvnoje uvlečénije",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "любо́вное увлече́ние"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aventura"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lío"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rollo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "devaneo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escarceo amoroso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "amorío"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "flört"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "affär"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ragg"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "fling"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "short sexual relationship",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "äventyr"
}
],
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}
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"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms derived from Old Norse",
"English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"Rhymes:English/ɪŋ",
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"word": "fling out"
},
{
"word": "full fling"
},
{
"word": "trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail"
}
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"2": "gem-pro",
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"name": "der"
},
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"2": "ine-pro",
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},
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},
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"name": "cog"
}
],
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"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
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"ref": "2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France",
"text": "Wilkinson was struggling, sending the re-start straight into touch and flinging a pass the same way, and France then went close to the first try of the contest as Clerc took a long pass out on the left and was just bundled into touch by the corner flag.",
"type": "quotation"
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{
"ref": "2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43",
"text": "Signalman Bridges was killed by the blast, as was fireman Nightall. Amazingly, driver Gimbert came round some 200 yards away, on the grass outside the Station Hotel where he had been flung.",
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}
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"To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl."
],
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"throw",
"throw"
],
[
"violence",
"violence"
],
[
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"hurl"
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],
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"(transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
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"English terms with archaic senses",
"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
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"ref": "1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia",
"text": "\"We beseech your Majesty—\" said Glozelle, but Miraz had flung out of the tent and they could hear him bawling out his acceptance to Edmund.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash."
],
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[
"move",
"move"
],
[
"rush",
"rush"
],
[
"dash",
"dash"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, now archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash."
],
"tags": [
"archaic",
"intransitive"
]
},
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"categories": [
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"English terms with archaic senses",
"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
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{
"ref": "1836, Helen Crocket, The Ettrick Shepherd's Last Tale",
"text": "The horse flung most potently, making his heels fly aloft in the air.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To throw; to wince; to flounce."
],
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[
"wince",
"wince"
],
[
"flounce",
"flounce"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, archaic) To throw; to wince; to flounce."
],
"tags": [
"archaic",
"intransitive"
]
},
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"English terms with archaic senses",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The scold began to flout and fling.",
"type": "example"
}
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"To utter abusive language; to sneer."
],
"links": [
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"sneer",
"sneer"
]
],
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"(intransitive, archaic) To utter abusive language; to sneer."
],
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"intransitive"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˈflɪŋ/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪŋ"
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṣabba",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "صَبَّ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "rammā",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "رَمَّى"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "indafaʕa",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "اِنْدَفَعَ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "šprtel",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "շպրտել"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "netel",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "նետել"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "gcʻel",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "գցել"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "hvǎrljam",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "хвърлям"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zapraštam",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "запращам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "拋"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "pāo",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "抛"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tóu",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "投"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "鑄"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhù",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "铸"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "rēng",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "扔"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "mrštit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "hodit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "mrsknout"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "smide"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "kaste"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "smijten"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "jeter"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "balancer"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "slançâ"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "schleudern"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "banting"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "membanting"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "slanciare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "scagliare"
},
{
"alt": "なげる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "nageru",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "投げる"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "tāhoa"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "jorāne phekṇe",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "जोराने फेकणे"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "bhirkāvṇe",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "भिरकावणे"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "flyngen"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "arremessar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "lançar"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "chuqay"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "arunca"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "brosátʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "броса́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "brósitʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "бро́сить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kidátʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "кида́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kínutʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ки́нуть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "metátʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "мета́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "metnútʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "метну́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "švyrjátʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "швыря́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "švyrnútʹ",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "швырну́ть"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "kṣipati",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "क्षिपति"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "aventar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "lanzar"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "to throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl",
"word": "slansar"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "hodit sebou"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "vrhnout se"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "skočit"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "styrte"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "fare"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich werfen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich hinwerfen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich hinschleudern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich in etwas stürzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich hinunterwerfen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich hinunterstürzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich heranwerfen (an jemanden)"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich an jemanden ranwerfen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich herumwerfen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "sich fallen lassen"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "flyngen"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "brósitʹsja",
"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste",
"word": "lanzarse"
},
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"code": "es",
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"word": "echarse"
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{
"code": "es",
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