"outsling" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outslings [present, singular, third-person], outslinging [participle, present], outslung [participle, past], outslung [past]
Etymology: From out- + sling. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|out|sling}} out- + sling Head templates: {{en-verb|||outslung}} outsling (third-person singular simple present outslings, present participle outslinging, simple past and past participle outslung)
  1. (transitive) To sling more effectively than; to surpass in slinging. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outsling-en-verb-a~mCVXfE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. (transitive, poetic, archaic) To hurl outward. Tags: archaic, poetic, transitive
    Sense id: en-outsling-en-verb-i2l43WGo Categories (other): English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 43 57

Inflected forms

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