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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Moulinet :: Moulinet (n.) In sword and saber exercises, a circular swing of the weapon..
Racktail :: Racktail (n.) An arm attached to a swinging notched arc or rack, to let off the striking mechanism of a repeating clock..
Scup :: Scup (n.) A swing.
Singletree :: Singletree (n.) The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree.
Swinger :: Swinger (n.) Anything very large, forcible, or astonishing..
Sling :: Sling (v. t.) To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack..
Swingling :: Swingled (imp. & p. p.) of Swingl.
Guest Rope :: Guest rope () The line by which a boat makes fast to the swinging boom.
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..
Swingle :: Swingle (v. t.) To clean, as flax, by beating it with a swingle, so as to separate the coarse parts and the woody substance from it; to scutch..
Swinger :: Swinger (n.) One who swinges.
Flourish :: Flourish (v. t.) To move in bold or irregular figures; to swing about in circles or vibrations by way of show or triumph; to brandish.
Upsway :: Upsway (v. t.) To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club..
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..
Gatepost :: Gatepost (n.) A post to which a gate is hung; -- called also swinging / hinging post.
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..
Swingeing :: Swingebuckler (n.) A swashbuckler; a bully; a roisterer.
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..
Oscillatory :: Oscillatory (a.) Moving, or characterized by motion, backward and forward like a pendulum; swinging; oscillating; vibratory; as, oscillatory motion..
Oscillate :: Oscillate (v. i.) To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.
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