Definition of swing

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Swing (v. i.) To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate..

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Scutch :: Scutch (v. t.) To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle..
Swing :: Swing (v. i.) To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open..
Swing :: Swing (n.) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing..
Swing :: Swing (v. t.) To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to manage; as, to swing a business..
Pendulous :: Pendulous (a.) Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it..
Pintle :: Pintle (n.) A pivot about which the chassis swings, in some kinds of gun carriages..
Swythe :: Swung () imp. & p. p. of Swing.
Swinish :: Swingtree (n.) The bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened; the whiffletree.
Swivel-eyed :: Swivel (v. i.) To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot..
Swing :: Swinging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swin.
Tail :: Tail (v. i.) To swing with the stern in a certain direction; -- said of a vessel at anchor; as, this vessel tails down stream..
Swinger :: Swinger (n.) One who swinges.
Swingletree :: Swingletail (n.) The thrasher, or fox shark. See Thrasher..
Weigh :: Weigh (v. t.) To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor..
Pendulate :: Pendulate (v. i.) To swing as a pendulum.
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack..
Flail :: Flail (n.) An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the end of which a stouter and shorter pole or club, called a swipe, is so hung as to swing freely..
Aswing :: Aswing (adv.) In a state of swinging.
Round-arm :: Round-arm (a.) Applied to the method delivering the ball in bowling, by swinging the arm horizontally..
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