Swing

swing, v. i. [swung; swinging.] To and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave, brate; to practice swinging. (Naut.) To move float; to turn round an anchor; to be hanged. To cause to wave, or vibrate, as a body suspended in the air; to move to and fro, flourish, brandish. n. Act of swinging; vibratory motion; oscillation; motion from one side to the other; a line, other thing suspended and hanging loose, which anything may swing: a suspended rope, etc., for persons to swing in; influence er of a body put in motion; unrestrained liberty license; free course; tendency.— Swinge, swinj, To beat soundly, whip, chastise. — Swinge'ing, Huge; very large. — Swin'gel, swin'gl, n. That of 'a flail which falls on the grain in thrashing; swiple. — Swin'gle, swin'gl, v. t. To clean by beating it with a swingle; to cut off the (weeds) without pulling up the roots. — n. en instrument like a large knife, used for cleaning flax; swingle - staff; swingling knife. — Swin'gletree, n. A whifne-tree. — Swing'-tree, n. The of a cirriage to which the traces are fastened; whiffle-tree or whipple-tree; swingle-tree.— Swiple, swipl, n. Same as Swingel.