Cast
Cast verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.
Usage example: cast a rock into the stream
Sling is a synonym for cast in action topic. In some cases you can use "Sling" instead the word "Cast" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like move, chuck, throw, throw aside. informal substitute
Sling
Sling verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.
Usage example: slinging stones at the fence post
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Synonyms for Sling
Cast is a synonym for sling in throw topic. You can use "Cast" instead the word "Sling" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as action, move, throw or hang over. popular alternative
Nearby Word: slinging
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good cast | good sling |
| full | full cast | full sling |
| extensive | extensive cast | extensive sling |
| teenage | teenage cast | teenage sling |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Though he's successful, the feedback burns his forearm, and he's later seen wearing a heavy cast and sling.
- Nami tried to elicit sympathy from her classmates by coming in with a bandaged arm - then Abiru came in with bandages around half her head, her arm in a sling, and her leg in a cast.
Source: Misery Poker -
Pete is in a full-body cast, Goofy has both legs in casts all the way up, and Peg... has her arm in a sling.
Source: Western Animation / Goof Troop
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