Definition of swing

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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..

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Vibrate :: Vibrate (v. i.) To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate..
Pendulous :: Pendulous (a.) Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
Swing :: Swing (v. i.) To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open..
Wiper :: Wiper (n.) A piece generally projecting from a rotating or swinging piece, as an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose of raising stampers, lifting rods, or the like, and leaving them to fall by their own weight; a kind of cam..
Swinger :: Swinger (n.) A person who engages frequently in lively and fashionable pursuits, such as attending night clubs or discos..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
Tow :: Tow (n.) The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle..
Vibrate :: Vibrate (v. t.) To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate a sword or a staff..
Aswing :: Aswing (adv.) In a state of swinging.
Swingeing :: Swingebuckler (n.) A swashbuckler; a bully; a roisterer.
Swingle :: Swinger (n.) A person who engages freely in sexual intercourse.
Gatepost :: Gatepost (n.) A post to which a gate is hung; -- called also swinging / hinging post.
Swing :: Swing (n.) To be hanged.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing..
Trapeze :: Trapeze (n.) A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a rope; -- used by gymnasts..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack..
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..
Unhang :: Unhang (v. t.) To remove (something hanging or swinging) from that which supports it; as, to unhang a gate..
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