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plural slingshots
(chiefly US) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles. examples
(pinball) A stationary, often triangular object that launches any ball that hits its longest side back at a high force, now usually located above the flipper and between it and the inlane, with one each for both lower flippers. examples
A sling bikini. examples
(powerlifting) An implement of a broad fabric worn around and connecting both bicipites brachii to support benching the most heavy weights. examples
third-person singular simple present slingshots, present participle slingshotting, simple past and past participle slingshotted
To move or cause to move in a manner resembling a projectile shot from a slingshot. examples
(especially) To use the gravity of a moving planet to add momentum to a spacecraft. examples