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  • 11To fling up — Fling Fling (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flung} (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flinging}.] [OE. flingen, flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[ a]nga to romp, Dan. flenge to slash.] 1.… …

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  • 12fling — v. & n. v. (past and past part. flung) 1 tr. throw or hurl (an object) forcefully. 2 refl. a (usu. foll. by into) rush headlong (into a person s arms, a train, etc.). b (usu. foll. by into) embark wholeheartedly (on an enterprise). c (usu. foll.… …

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  • 13fling — verb (past and past participle flung) 1》 throw or move forcefully. 2》 (fling oneself into) wholeheartedly engage in (an activity or enterprise). 3》 go quickly and angrily: he flung away to his study. noun 1》 a short period of enjoyment or wild… …

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  • 14fling off — Synonyms and related words: articulate, breathe, cast off, chime, chorus, come out with, communicate, convey, deliver, disclose, dispel, do away with, eliminate, emit, enunciate, express, exterminate, fling out, flounce out, formulate, get rid of …

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  • 15fling — 01. The young woman walked into the room, and [flung] her coat on the bed. 02. My mother had a big argument with my dad last night, and wound up [flinging] a wine glass at him. 03. The children spent the afternoon [flinging] sticks into the creek …

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  • 16cast away — 1. Reject, discard. See cast off. 2. Throw away, waste, squander, fling away. 3. Wreck, strand, founder, shipwreck …

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  • 17Current characters of Home and Away — Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been broadcast on Seven Network since January 1988. Most of the characters appearing in it are residents of the fictional town of Summer Bay. The following characters currently appear in the show …

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  • 18put away — verb 1. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape (Freq. 2) The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend She locked her jewels in the safe • Syn: ↑lock in, ↑lock away, ↑lock, ↑shut up, ↑ …

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  • 19throw away — verb 1. throw or cast away (Freq. 5) Put away your worries • Syn: ↑discard, ↑fling, ↑toss, ↑toss out, ↑toss away, ↑chuck out, ↑cast aside …

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  • 20cast away — verb throw or cast away Put away your worries • Syn: ↑discard, ↑fling, ↑toss, ↑toss out, ↑toss away, ↑chuck out, ↑cast aside, ↑dispose, ↑ …

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