Definition of swing

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Swing (n.) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing..

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Swinge :: Swinge (v. t.) To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.
Valve :: Valve (n.) A lid, plug, or cover, applied to an aperture so that by its movement, as by swinging, lifting and falling, sliding, turning, or the like, it will open or close the aperture to permit or prevent passage, as of a fluid..
Girt :: Girt (a.) Bound by a cable; -- used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of the current or tide.
Pendulum :: Pendulum (n.) A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other machinery.
Oscillate :: Oscillate (v. i.) To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion..
Swinged :: Swinge (v. & n.) See Singe.
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..
Swinish :: Swingtree (n.) The bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened; the whiffletree.
Swing :: Swing (v. i.) To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open..
Swingle :: Swingling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swingl.
Pendulous :: Pendulous (a.) Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging.
Oscillation :: Oscillation (n.) The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration..
Swipper :: Swiple (n.) That part of a flail which strikes the grain in thrashing; a swingel.
Swingeing :: Swingebuckler (n.) A swashbuckler; a bully; a roisterer.
Oscillatory :: Oscillatory (a.) Moving, or characterized by motion, backward and forward like a pendulum; swinging; oscillating; vibratory; as, oscillatory motion..
Sheer :: Sheer (n.) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it..
Swingel :: Swingeing (a.) Huge; very large.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
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