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swinge |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. I had swinged him soundly. --Shak. And swinges his own vices in his son. --C. Dryden. 2. To move as a lash; to lash. [Obs.] Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swinge \Swinge\, n. 1. The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing. [Obs.] --Waller. 2. Power; sway; influence. [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swinge \Swinge\ (sw[i^]nj), v. & n. See {Singe}. [Obs.] --Spenser. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: swinge v : burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" [syn: {singe}, {scorch}]
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