If you fling something somewhere, you throw it there using a lot of force. The woman flung the cup at him He once seized my knitting, flinging it across the room
If you fling someone to the ground, you push them very roughly so that they fall over. The youth got him by the front of his shirt and flung him to the ground
{f} throw; cast; toss, discard; speak sharply or forcefully; involve oneself in an energetic manner; move in an energetic or violent manner
Fling can be used instead of `throw' in many expressions that usually contain `throw'
{i} toss, throw; slinging, casting; short period of total indulgence; reprimand, critical remark; attempt, experiment
To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into the pond
A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm
If two people have a fling, they have a brief sexual relationship. She claims she had a brief fling with him 30 years ago. = affair
To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste
If you fling a part of your body in a particular direction, especially your arms or head, you move it there suddenly. She flung her arms around my neck and kissed me. = throw
To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation