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swish |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swish \Swish\, v. t. [From the sound. Cf {Swash}.] 1. To flourish, so as to make the sound swish. --Coleridge. 2. To flog; to lash. [Slang] --Thackeray. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swish \Swish\, v. i. To dash; to swash. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swish \Swish\, n. 1. A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through the air. [Colloq.] 2. (Naut.) Light driven spray. [Eng.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: swish adj : (informal) elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop oon the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child [syn: {classy}, {posh}] n : a brushing or rustling sound v 1: move with or make or cause to move with or make a whistling or hissing sound, as of liquids [syn: {lap}, {swosh}] 2: move with a swishing sound; "She swished into the room" From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: SWISH Simple Web Indexing System for Humans (WAIS, WWW)
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