fling
verb
1 verb throw projectile TRANSITIVEcaith verb rad verb they flung stones at us chaith siad clocha linnhe flung it against the wall chaith sé i gcoinne an bhalla é 2 verb move with force TRANSITIVEcaith verb rad verb he flung himself onto the bed chaith sé é féin ar an leabashe was flung to the ground caitheadh go talamh í, buaileadh faoin talamh íto fling yourself at sb's feet tú féin a chaitheamh ag cosa duineshe flung her arms around him chuir sí a lámha thart air, rug sí barróg airTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb insults, accusation, etc TRANSITIVEcaith verb to fling insults at sb achasáin a chaitheamh le duine 4 verb open abruptly TRANSITIVEthe door was flung open osclaíodh an doras de phléasc, osclaíodh an doras de raphe flung aside the curtains bhrúigh sé na cuirtíní i leataobh 5 verb send to prison etc TRANSITIVEcaith verb they were flung into prison caitheadh i bpríosún iad, sacadh isteach sa phríosún iad 6 verb pejorative make advances TRANSITIVEhe was flinging himself at her bhí sé á chaitheamh féin uirthi, ba mhór an seó é ina diaidh 7 verb start sth with gusto TRANSITIVEshe flung herself into her work thug sí faoina cuid oibre le flosc, leag sí ar a cuid oibre go díbhirceach
noun
8 noun brief affairspallaíocht bheaghe had a fling with the boss bhí spallaíocht bheag idir é féin agus an bas 9 noun short time of funpíosa spraoi we went on a fling last night chuamar ar an spraoi aréir, chuamar ar ragairne aréiryouth must have its fling ní thagann ciall roimh aois proverb to have a final fling (also to have a last fling) an bhaois dheireanach a dhéanamh 10 noun attemptiarracht fem3 iarraidh fem to take a fling at sth iarracht a dhéanamh rud a dhéanamhthey had a final fling at breaking the record thug siad an iarracht dheireanach ar an gcuriarracht a shárú 11 noun MUS, DANC music, danceflaing fem2 Highland fling flaing Albanach