Definition of swing

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Swing (n.) Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.

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Upsway :: Upsway (v. t.) To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward.
Swingtree :: Swingling () a. & n. from Swingle, v. t..
Swinge :: Swingeing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swing.
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..
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..
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.
Swing :: Swing (n.) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing..
Oscillation :: Oscillation (n.) The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration..
Racktail :: Racktail (n.) An arm attached to a swinging notched arc or rack, to let off the striking mechanism of a repeating clock..
Gatepost :: Gatepost (n.) A post to which a gate is hung; -- called also swinging / hinging post.
Swang :: Swang () imp. of Swing.
Meritot :: Meritot (n.) A play of children, in swinging on ropes, or the like, till they are dizzy..
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging..
Singletree :: Singletree (n.) The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree.
Unhang :: Unhang (v. t.) To remove (something hanging or swinging) from that which supports it; as, to unhang a gate..
Swivel-eyed :: Swivel (v. i.) To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot..
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..
Swing :: Swing (v. t.) 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..
Capling :: Capling (n.) The cap or coupling of a flail, through which the thongs pass which connect the handle and swingel..
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