Definition of swing

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Swinging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swin.

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Swingle :: Swingle (v. t.) To beat off the tops of without pulling up the roots; -- said of weeds.
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.
Oscillating :: Oscillating (a.) That oscillates; vibrating; swinging.
Swinge :: Swinge (v. t.) To move as a lash; to lash.
Swing :: Swing (v. t.) To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other..
Davit :: Davit (n.) Curved arms of timber or iron, projecting over a ship's side of stern, having tackle to raise or lower a boat, swing it in on deck, rig it out for lowering, etc.; -- called also boat davits..
Swingdevil :: Swing (n.) Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.
Singletree :: Singletree (n.) The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree.
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.
Swing :: Swing (v. t.) 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..
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..
Swinger :: Swingel (n.) The swinging part of a flail which falls on the grain in thrashing; the swiple.
Oscillate :: Oscillate (v. i.) To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.
Guest Rope :: Guest rope () The line by which a boat makes fast to the swinging boom.
Swinge :: Swingeing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swing.
Scutch :: Scutch (v. t.) To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by beating; to swingle..
Sway :: Sway (n.) The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep of a weapon.
Swingletree :: Swingletail (n.) The thrasher, or fox shark. See Thrasher..
Swingletail :: Swinglebar (n.) A swingletree.
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