Direct and Fling

Direct

Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.

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Fling and direct are semantically related In some cases you can use "Fling" instead a verb "Direct".

Fling verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.

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Direct and fling are semantically related in throw topic. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Fling".

Nearby Word: flinging

fire	direct fire	fling fire
hero	direct hero	fling hero
car	direct car	fling car
ball	direct ball	fling ball
Other words: ship, war, player, times.

There's a (sort of) justification for this—his ancestors were white plantation owners, but one of his direct patriarchal ancestors had a fling with a black woman, "tarnishing" the bloodline as a result.

Source: Literature / The Great Yacht Race

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