The ram that batters down the wall, For the great swing and
rudeness of his poise, They place before his hand that made the
engine.
Shak.
5. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the
largest object that can be turned in it.
6. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency. "Take thy
swing." Dryden.
To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle to the full swing
of his genius.
Burke.
Full swing. See under Full. -- Swing beam (Railway Mach.), a crosspiece
sustaining the car body, and so suspended from the framing of a truck
that it may have an independent lateral motion. -- Swing bridge, a form
of drawbridge which swings horizontally, as on a vertical pivot. --
Swing plow, or Swing plough. (a) A plow without a fore wheel under the
beam. (b) A reversible or sidehill plow. -- Swing wheel. (a) The
scape-wheel in a clock, which drives the pendulum. (b) The balance of a
watch.
Swing"dev`il (?), n. (Zoöl.) [So named from its swift flight and dark
color, which give it an uncanny appearance.] The European swift. [Prov.
Eng.]
Swinge (swnj), v. & n. See Singe. [Obs.] Spenser.
Swinge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swinged (swnjd); p. pr. & vb. n. Swingeing
(swnj"ng).] [OE. swengen, AS. swengan to shake, causative of swingan.
See Swing.] 1. To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.