sling up

verb

To set up a hammock.

“There's plenty fo places to sling up there.”

Meanings

verbsling up (third-person singular simple present slings up, present participle slinging up, simple past and past participle slung up)

present singular third person slings up · participle present slinging up · participle past slung up · past slung up

  1. intransitivetransitiveTo set up a hammock.

    There's plenty fo places to sling up there.

    1 more example

    That looks like a good spot to sling up your hammock.

  2. transitiveTo sell, make or serve (food) at a restaurant.

    He's been slinging up great barbecue there for years.

  3. UKtransitiveTo hang (someone).
  4. UStransitiveTo have sex with (someone).
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APA

sling up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sling%20up

MLA

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Chicago

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