Swinge

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:



  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 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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