SWING

Definitions

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