Swung

4 definitions found

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

  Swing \Swing\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swung}; Archaic imp.
     {Swang}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swinging}.] [OE. swingen, AS.
     swingan to scourge, to fly, to flutter; akin to G. schwingen
     to winnow, to swingle, oscillate, sich schwingen to leap, to
     soar, OHG. swingan to throw, to scourge, to soar, Sw. svinga
     to swing, to whirl, Dan. svinge. Cf. {Swagger}, {Sway},


     {Swinge}, {Swink}.]
     1. To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to
        wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.
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              I tried if a pendulum would swing faster, or
              continue swinging longer, in case of exsuction of
              the air.                              --Boyle.
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     2. To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as,
        the door swung open.
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     3. To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure.
        See {Swing}, n., 3.
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     4. (Naut.) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at
        anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.
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     5. To be hanged. [Colloq.] --D. Webster.
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     {To swing round the circle}, to make a complete circuit.
        [Colloq.]
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              He had swung round the circle of theories and
              systems in which his age abounded, without finding
              relief.                               --A. V. G.
                                                    Allen.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Swung \Swung\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Swing}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  swing
       n 1: a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of
            an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took
            time to get into the swing of things"
       2: mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone
          swinging back and forth
       3: a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
       4: changing location by moving back and forth [syn: {swinging},
           {vacillation}]
       5: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s;
          flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
          [syn: {swing music}, {jive}]
       6: a jaunty rhythm in music [syn: {lilt}]
       7: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually)
          hitting it [syn: {golf stroke}, {golf shot}]
       8: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he
          took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: {baseball swing}, {cut}]
       9: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and
          dance around a point between them
       v 1: move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting;
            "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
       2: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung
          back" [syn: {sway}]
       3: change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back";
          "swing forward"
       4: influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to
          his side" [syn: {swing over}]
       5: make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: {sweep}, {swing
          out}]
       6: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The
          light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: {dangle}, {drop}]
       7: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer
          player began to swing at the referee"
       8: alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his
          mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
       9: live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock
          generation attempted to swing freely"
       10: have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing"
       11: be a social swinger; socialize a lot [syn: {get around}]
       12: play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
       13: engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or
           wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples
           in the 1960's"
       [also: {swung}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  swung
       See {swing}