Relationship vs. Fling — What's the Difference?

The condition or fact of being related; connection or association.

Throw or hurl forcefully

Connection by blood or marriage; kinship.

A short period of enjoyment or wild behaviour

A particular type of connection existing between people related to or having dealings with each other

Short for Highland fling

A romantic or sexual involvement.

To throw with violence

Connection or association; the condition of being related.

To put or send suddenly or unexpectedly

(mathematics) The links between the x-values and y-values of ordered pairs of numbers especially coordinates.

To engage (oneself) in an activity with abandon and energy.

Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.

To cast aside; discard

A romantic or sexual involvement.

To move quickly, violently, or impulsively

A way in which two or more people behave and are involved with each other

The act of flinging.

(music) The level or degree of affinity between keys, chords and tones.

A brief period of indulging one's impulses.

The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance.

(Informal) A usually brief attempt or effort

A relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness);

A brief, casual sexual or romantic relationship.

A state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection);

An act of throwing, often violently.

A state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.

State of relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.

A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.

(figuratively) An attempt, a try (as in "give it a fling").

(obsolete) A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe or taunt.

A lively Scottish country dance.

(obsolete) A trifling matter; an object of contempt.

To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.

(transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.

To throw; to wince; to flounce.

To utter abusive language; to sneer.

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.

To shed forth; to emit; to scatter.

To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation.

To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling.

To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling.

To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste.

A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse.

A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.

A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling.

A trifing matter; an object of contempt.

A short period during which one indulges one's wishes, whims, or desires in an unrestrained manner.

A love affair.

A casual or brief attempt to accomplish something.

A period during which one tries a new activity; as, he took a fling at playing tennis.

A usually brief attempt;

A brief indulgence of your impulses

The act of flinging

Throw with force or recklessness;

Move in an abrupt or headlong manner;

Indulge oneself;

Throw or cast away;