<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a Y-shaped stick with an elastic strip between the prongs for shooting stones and other small missiles.</li><li>a device for hurling stones or other missiles.</li><li>a bandage used to suspend or support an injured part of the body, commonly a bandage suspended from the neck to support an injured arm or hand.</li><li>a strap, band, or the like, forming a loop by which something is suspended or carried, as a strap attached to a rifle and passed over the shoulder.</li><li>an act or instance of sling.</li><li>a rope, chain, net, etc., for hoisting freight or for holding it while being hoisted.</li><li>Nautical: a chain for supporting a hoisting yard.</li><li>slings: the area of a hoisting yard to which such chains are attached; the middle of a hoisting yard.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>