1.a set of belts and ropes used for supporting something heavy while it is being lifted; a piece of cloth used for supporting your arm if it is injured; a piece of cloth or a frame with a part that you tie round your neck, used for carrying a baby against your body; a cloth band attached to a weapon and used for carrying it
2.a piece of rope or leather used in the past as a weapon for throwing stones
1.to throw something somewhere with force or in a careless way
2.to put something somewhere so that it is wrapped round something or hangs down