Flung vs Large - What's the difference?
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(fling)
An act of throwing, often violently.
An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.
* D. Jerrold
Short, often sexual relationship.
(figuratively) An attempt, a try (as in "give it a fling" ).
(obsolete) A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.
* Jonathan Swift
A kind of dance.
(obsolete) A trifing matter; an object of contempt.
* Old proverb
To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
* Dryden
* Addison
* 2011 , Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15210221.stm]
(archaic) To throw oneself in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste.
* Milton
* Elizabeth Browning
(archaic) To throw; to wince; to flounce.
* Helen Crocket, The Ettrick Shepherd's Last Tale
(archaic) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
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(obsolete) Abundant; ample.
* Milton
(archaic) Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.
* Felton
(obsolete) Free; unencumbered.
* Fairfax
(obsolete) Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.
* Shakespeare
(nautical) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter.
(music, obsolete) An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.
(obsolete) Liberality, generosity.
A thousand dollars.
As a verb flung
is (fling) or flung can be .As an adjective large is
of considerable or relatively great size or extent.As a noun large is
(music|obsolete) an old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.flung
English
Verb
(head)Verb
(head)fling
English
Noun
(en noun)- the fling of a horse
- When I was as young as you, I had my fling . I led a life of pleasure.
- I had a fling with a girl I met on holiday.
- I, who love to have a fling , / Both at senate house and king.
- the Highland fling
- England were but a fling / Save for the crooked stick and the grey goose wing.
Synonyms
* (l)Verb
- 'Tis Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings, / Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings.
- I know thy generous temper well. / Fling but the appearance of dishonour on it, / It straight takes fire.
- Wilkinson was struggling, sending the re-start straight into touch and flinging a pass the same way, and France then went close to the first try of the contest as Clerc took a long pass out on the left and was just bundled into touch by the corner flag.
- And crop-full, out of doors he flings .
- I flung' closer to his breast, / As sword that, after battle, ' flings to sheath.
- The horse flung most potently, making his heels fly aloft in the air.
- The scold began to flout and fling .
large
English
Adjective
(er)- We have yet large day.
- I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education.
- Of burdens all he set the Paynims large .
- Some large jests he will make.
Synonyms
(checksyns) * big, huge, giant, gigantic, enormous, stour, great, mickle, largeish * See alsoAntonyms
* small, tiny, minusculeDerived terms
* as large as life, larger than life * by and large * enlarge * give it large * have it large * large it, large up, large it up * largely * largeness * writ large * largishNoun
- Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large .
