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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Swing \Swing\, v. t.
1. To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward
and forward, or from one side to the other.
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He swings his tail, and swiftly turns his round.
--Dryden.
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They get on ropes, as you must have seen the
children, and are swung by their men visitants.
--Spectator.
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2. 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.
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3. (Mach.) 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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{To swing a door}, {gate}, etc. (Carp.), to put it on hinges
so that it can swing or turn.
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