"sling for" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: slings for [present, singular, third-person], slinging for [participle, present], slung for [participle, past], slung for [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sling<,,slung> for}} sling for (third-person singular simple present slings for, present participle slinging for, simple past and past participle slung for)
  1. (dated, colloquial, transitive, UK) To pay for (something); to spring for (something). Tags: UK, colloquial, dated, transitive

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