Fling and Put

Fling

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

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Put and fling are semantically related in throw topic. In some cases you can use "Put" instead a verb "Fling".

Nearby Word: flinging

Put verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

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

Nearby Words: putting, putted

character	fling character	put character
clothes	fling clothes	put clothes
way	fling way	put way
words	fling words	put words
Other words: distance, hands, times.

Street Fighter, Sabretooth gets a pimp robe to put on and take off (Birdie brings them in both cases though, so not really a fling).

Source: Flung Clothing
In Boardwalk Empire, an upset Eddie Cantor asks Billie Kent if she's ever heard of Lucy Danziger, Nucky's former lover who was Put on a Bus in season 2 after she abandoned Nelson van Alden with their out-of-wedlock baby, to remind her of the realities of being Nucky's fling.

Source: Appeal to Obscurity

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