# slingshot

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈslɪŋʃɒt/ · frequency rank #30,972

## Definitions
1. A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.
2. A stationary, often triangular object that launches any ball that hits its longest side back at a high force, now usually located above the flipper and between it and the inlane, with one each for both lower flippers.
3. A sling bikini.
4. An implement of a broad fabric worn around and connecting both bicipites brachii to support benching the most heavy weights.
5. The act of passing cars queuing in the left-hand lane and using the right-hand lane to go around a roundabout, exiting at the desired junction having avoided the queue.
6. Synonym of slingshot effect.

## Etymology
From sling + shot.

## Common misspellings (15)
`lsingshot`, `silngshot`, `slignshot`, `slinggshot`, `slinghsot`, `slingshhot`, `slingshott`, `slingshto`, `slingsoht`, `slingsshot`, `slinngshot`, `slinsghot`, `sllingshot`, `slnigshot`, `sslingshot`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slingshot