Definition of swing

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Swing (n.) The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum..

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Dangle :: Dangle (v. t.) To cause to dangle; to swing, as something suspended loosely; as, to dangle the feet..
Swingebuckler :: Swinge (n.) Power; sway; influence.
Swinglebar :: Swingle (n.) A wooden instrument like a large knife, about two feet long, with one thin edge, used for beating and cleaning flax; a scutcher; -- called also swingling knife, swingling staff, and swingling wand..
Swipper :: Swiple (n.) That part of a flail which strikes the grain in thrashing; a swingel.
Gatepost :: Gatepost (n.) A post to which a gate is hung; -- called also swinging / hinging post.
Oscillate :: Oscillate (v. i.) To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.
Pendulate :: Pendulate (v. i.) To swing as a pendulum.
Swingle :: Swingle (v. i.) To dangle; to wave hanging.
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..
Aswing :: Aswing (adv.) In a state of swinging.
Swinger :: Swinger (n.) One who swinges.
Crust :: Crust (n.) An incrustation on the interior of wine bottles, the result of the ripening of the wine; a deposit of tartar, etc. See Beeswing..
Oscillatory :: Oscillatory (a.) Moving, or characterized by motion, backward and forward like a pendulum; swinging; oscillating; vibratory; as, oscillatory motion..
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..
Swinge :: Swinge (n.) The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing.
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion..
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..
Swivel-eyed :: Swivel (v. i.) To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot..
Swingletail :: Swinglebar (n.) A swingletree.
Unhang :: Unhang (v. t.) To remove (something hanging or swinging) from that which supports it; as, to unhang a gate..
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