precipitate vs sling

precipitate

verb
  • To throw an object or person from a great height. 

  • To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form. 

  • To act too hastily; to be precipitous. 

  • To send violently into a certain state or condition. 

  • To make something happen suddenly and quickly. 

  • To come out of a liquid solution into solid form. 

  • To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets. 

  • To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground. 

  • To fall headlong. 

adj
  • With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong. 

  • Moving with excessive speed or haste; overly hasty. 

  • headlong; falling steeply or vertically. 

  • Performed very rapidly or abruptly. 

  • Very steep; precipitous. 

noun
  • a solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution 

  • a product resulting from a process, event, or course of action 

sling

verb
  • To throw with a circular or arcing motion. 

  • To pass a rope around (a cask, gun, etc.) preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle. 

  • To throw with a sling. 

  • To sell, peddle, or distribute (often illicitly, e.g. drugs, sex, etc.). 

noun
  • A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from the shoulder. 

  • A loop of rope or fabric tape used for various purposes: e.g. as part of a runner, or providing extra protection when abseiling or belaying. 

  • A drink composed of a spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened. 

  • A loop of cloth, worn around the neck, for supporting a baby or other such load. 

  • A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to a mast. 

  • The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke. 

  • A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in hoisting or lowering. 

  • An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. 

  • A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported. 

  • A young or infant spider, such as one raised in captivity. 

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