swinge

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

swinge
    v 1: burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" [syn:
         {singe}, {swinge}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Swinge \Swinge\ (sw[i^]nj), v. & n.
   See {Singe}. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Swinge \Swinge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swinged} (sw[i^]njd); p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Swingeing} (sw[i^]nj"[i^]ng).] [OE. swengen,
   AS. swengan to shake, causative of swingan. See {Swing}.]
   1. To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.
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            I had swinged him soundly.            --Shak.
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            And swinges his own vices in his son. --C. Dryden.
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   2. To move as a lash; to lash. [Obs.]
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            Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail.
                                                  --Milton.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Swinge \Swinge\, n.
   1. The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing.
      [Obs.] --Waller.
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   2. Power; sway; influence. [Obs.]
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