метну́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• fling verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
• flip verb To turn something over quickly, often with a snapping motion.
• throw verb To send an object through the air using force from your hand or arm.

Senses

метну́ть is used for these senses in English:

• fling (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
• flip (transitive) To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
• throw To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

fling — full definition

1. verb To throw something suddenly and with force.
2. noun A brief, casual romantic or sexual relationship.
3. noun A short period of enthusiastic, unrestrained enjoyment.

flip — full definition

1. verb To turn something over quickly, often with a snapping motion.
2. verb To buy something (often property) and quickly resell it for profit.
3. verb To suddenly become very angry or lose control (informal).
4. noun A maneuver that rotates something, or someone, end over end.

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