swing

SWING, verb intransitive preterit tense and participle passive swung. 1. To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate. I tried if a pendulum would swing faster, or continue swinging longer in our receiver, if exhausted. 2. To practice swinging; as, a man swings for health or pleasure. 3. To move or float; also, to turn round an anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide. SWING, verb transitive To make to play loosely; to cause to wave or vibrate; as a body suspended in the air. 1. To whirl round in the air. --Swing thee in air, then dash thee down. 2. To wave; to move to and from; as, a man swings his arms when he walks. He swings his tail, and swiftly turns him round. 3. To brandish; to flourish. SWING, noun A waving or vibratory motion; oscillation; as the swing of a pendulum. 1. Motion from one side to the other. A haughty man struts or walks with a swing 2. A line, cord or other thing suspended and hanging loose; also, an apparatus suspended for persons to swing in. 3. Influence or power of a body put in motion. The ram that batters down the wall, For the great swing and rudeness of his poise-- 4. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license. Take thy swing To prevent any thing which may prove an obstacle to the full swing of his genius. 5. The sweep or compass of a moving body. 6. Unrestrained tendency; as the prevailing swing of corrupt nature; the swing of propensities. SWING'-BRIDGE, noun [swing and bridge.] A bridge that may be moved by swinging; used on canals.