He had swung round the circle of theories and systems in which his
age abounded, without finding relief.
A. V. G. Allen.
Swing, v. t. 1. To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward
and forward, or from one side to the other.
He swings his tail, and swiftly turns his round.
Dryden.
They get on ropes, as you must have seen the children, and are
swung by their men visitants.
Spectator.
2. To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing
a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to manage; as, to swing
a business.
3. (Mach.) To admit or turn (anything) for the purpose of shaping it;
-- said of a lathe; as, the lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches
diameter.
To swing a door, gate, etc. (Carp.), to put it on hinges so that it can
swing or turn.
Swing (?), n. 1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or
vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the
swing of a pendulum.
2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men
walk with a swing.
3. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which
anything may swing; especially, an apparatus for recreation by
swinging, commonly consisting of a rope, the two ends of which are
attached overhead, as to the bough of a tree, a seat being placed in
the loop at the bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion
is produced for amusement or exercise.