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Fling

/ˈflɪŋ/

An act of throwing, often violently.

📖 Definitions of "Fling"

noun

1
An act of throwing, often violently.
2
An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
"the fling of a horse"
3
An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.
4
A short casual sexual relationship.
"I had a fling with a girl I met on holiday."

20 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
cracknoun	(intransitive) To form cracks.
passverb	To change place.
whirlnoun	(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
tossverb	To throw with an initial upward direction.
discardverb	(transitive) To throw away, to reject.
offerverb	A proposal that has been made.
disposeverb	(intransitive, with of) To eliminate or to get rid of something.
splurgenoun	(ambitransitive) To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money.
put awayverb	(transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.
spreenoun	(in combination) Uninhibited activity.
cast outverb	(transitive) To drive out; to expel.
cast asideverb	(transitive, idiomatic) Synonym of discard.
throw awayverb	(transitive) To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.
toss outverb	(transitive, informal) To throw away; to get rid of; to dispose of (something, especially food that has gone bad).
cast awayverb	(transitive) To discard.
goverb	To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
throw outverb	(idiomatic) To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
chuck outverb	(slang, transitive) To discard, to dispose of (something).
toss awayverb	To discard; to throw away
boutnoun	(boxing) A boxing match.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
tossverb	To throw with an initial upward direction.
whirlnoun	(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
cracknoun	(intransitive) To form cracks.
throw outverb	(idiomatic) To discard; to dispense with something; to throw away.
toss outverb	(transitive, informal) To throw away; to get rid of; to dispose of (something, especially food that has gone bad).
throw awayverb	(transitive) To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.
discardverb	(transitive) To throw away, to reject.
chuck outverb	(slang, transitive) To discard, to dispose of (something).
cast asideverb	(transitive, idiomatic) Synonym of discard.
cast awayverb	(transitive) To discard.
passverb	To change place.
disposeverb	(intransitive, with of) To eliminate or to get rid of something.
cast outverb	(transitive) To drive out; to expel.
put awayverb	(transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.
splurgenoun	(ambitransitive) To spend lavishly or extravagantly, especially money.
boutnoun	(boxing) A boxing match.
offerverb	A proposal that has been made.
spreenoun	(in combination) Uninhibited activity.
goverb	To move, either physically or in an abstract sense:
toss awayverb	To discard; to throw away