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sling out

B1 informal separable transitive
In simple words

Get rid of something by throwing it out, or force someone to leave.

Literal meaning: To sling (throw) something out — fairly transparent.

Meanings

1 B1 informal

To throw away or get rid of unwanted objects.

"We slung out three bin bags of old magazines when we moved house."

Grammar: separable
2 B1 idiomatic informal

To forcibly remove a person from a place.

"The bouncer slung him out after he started a fight at the bar."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

British and Australian informal. Can apply to objects (sling out old clothes) or people (sling someone out of a bar). The tone suggests some force or decisiveness. Very similar to 'chuck out', which is more common in colloquial British English.

Commonly used with

rubbish old clothes junk troublemaker tenant bags

Forms

Base
sling out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
slings out
he/she/it
Past simple
slinged out
yesterday
Past participle
slinged out
have + pp
-ing form
slinging out
continuous

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