to swing ship
1swing — [swiŋ] vi. swung, swinging [ME swingen < OE swingan, akin to Ger schwingen, to brandish < IE base * sweng , to curve, swing] 1. to sway or move backward and forward with regular movement, as a freely hanging object or a ship at anchor;… …
2Swing — 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… …
3Swing bridge — A swing bridge is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring at or near to its center, about which the turning span can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration below …
4swing — swing1 swingable, adj. /swing/, v., swung, swinging, n., adj. v.t. 1. to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one s arms in walking. 2. to cause to move in alternate directions or in either… …
5swing — I. verb (swung; swinging) Etymology: Middle English, to beat, fling, hurl, rush, from Old English swingan to beat, fling oneself, rush; akin to Old High German swingan to fling, rush Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause to move… …
6swing — [c]/swɪŋ / (say swing) verb (swung or, Archaic, swang, swung, swinging) –verb (t) 1. to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: ladies swinging their parasols. 2. to cause to move in alternate directions,… …
7Swing Bridge at New Bridge Landing — Draw Bridge at New Bridge U.S. National Register of Historic Places New Jersey Register of Historic Places …
8Ship of Theseus — Philosophy ( …
9swing the lead — phrasal Etymology: fr. the feeling that the task of sounding with the lead is a comparatively light assignment for a sailor Britain : malinger * * * swing the lead (nautical and milit sl) To invent specious excuses to evade duties • • • Main… …
10swing — Lele, lele koali, lewa, kālewa. Also: ōlewa, māewa, ma alewa; pūlewa (as a ship at anchor); kouli, ku uwelu, ai aiele, ho oleilei, huleilua; ukē (pendulously); the arms, kā, kāia; and hit, ku ika a; back and forth, kaiue, bo… …
