sling up
B2 informal separable transitive
In simple words
Hang something up quickly using a rope or similar, or put an arm/leg in a sling.
Literal meaning: To sling (throw/hang) something up — fairly transparent.
Meanings
1 B2 informal
To hang or suspend something quickly and informally by slinging it with a rope, strap, or fabric.
"They slung up a hammock between two trees and spent the afternoon relaxing."
Grammar: separable
2 B2 neutral
To put an injured arm or limb in a medical sling.
"The doctor slung up his broken arm while they waited for an X-ray."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Has both a practical/physical sense (hanging a hammock, a sign, or cargo) and a medical sense (immobilising a limb). The medical sense is especially common in British English. Both senses involve the idea of suspending something.
Commonly used with
hammock arm cargo net tarpaulin sign
Forms
Base
sling up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
slings up
he/she/it
Past simple
slinged up
yesterday
Past participle
slinged up
have + pp
-ing form
slinging up
continuous
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