| Swing (swing) |
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| Swing |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Swung (?)] Archaic imp.
Swang (?); p. pr. *** vb. n. Swinging.]
[OE. swingen, AS. swingan to scourge, to fly, to
flutter] akin to G. sc |
To move to and fro, as a body
suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.
To sway or move from one side or direction
to another; as, the door swung open.
To use a swing; as, a boy swings for
exercise or pleasure. See Swing, n.,
3.
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To
cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or
from one side to the other.
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.
To admit or turn (anything)
for the purpose of shaping it; -- said of a lathe; as, the lathe can
swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter.
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The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion
of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a
pendulum.
Swaying motion from one side or direction
to the other; as, some men walk with a swing.
A line, cord, or other thing suspended and
hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus
for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope, the two
ends of which are attached overhead, as to the bough of a tree, a seat
being placed in the loop at the bottom; also, any contrivance by which
a similar motion is produced for amusement or exercise.
Influence of power of a body put in swaying
motion.
Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined
by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in
it.
Free course; unrestrained liberty or
license; tendency.
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