Definition of swing

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Swing (n.) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide..

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Swingled :: Swingle (v. i.) To swing for pleasure.
Swing :: Swing (n.) To be hanged.
Swing :: Swinging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swin.
Swythe :: Swung () imp. & p. p. of Swing.
Swingletree :: Swingletail (n.) The thrasher, or fox shark. See Thrasher..
Swing :: Swing (n.) Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
Meritot :: Meritot (n.) A play of children, in swinging on ropes, or the like, till they are dizzy..
Whippletree :: Whippletree (n.) The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces, or tugs, of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, or other implement or vehicle, is drawn; a whiffletree; a swingletree; a singletree. See Singletree..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion..
Sheer :: Sheer (n.) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it.
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.
Swingletail :: Swinglebar (n.) A swingletree.
Sidewinder :: Sidewinder (n.) A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an adversary..
Upsway :: Upsway (v. t.) To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club..
Pendulate :: Pendulate (v. i.) To swing as a pendulum.
Lathe :: Lathe (n.) The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; -- called also lay and batten..
Swinger :: Swinger (n.) Anything very large, forcible, or astonishing..
Swingtree :: Swingling () a. & n. from Swingle, v. t..
Swinish :: Swingtree (n.) The bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened; the whiffletree.
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