Sinhala Dictionary definitions for swing
swing 🔊 /swɪˈŋ/
swing : ඔංවිලි
swing : පැද්දෙනවා
swing : එල්ලී තිබෙනවා
swing : පැදෙනවා
swing : පැත්තෙන් පැත්තට පැදීම
swing : වටේට යවනවා
swing : ඔංචිල්ලාව
swing : පැද්දුම
swing : පැද්දීම
swing : ගෙන යනවා
swing : වැනෙනවා
swing : ආන්දෝලනය
swing : ඊල
swing : බමනතුර
swing : පද්දනවා
swing : ඉක්මනින් කරකවනවා
swing : උංච්ල්ලාව
swing : පැදෙන සේ එල්ලනවා
swing : පැත්තෙන් පැත්තට පැද්දවීම
swing definition
Intransitive verb.
- To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.
- To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open.
- To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure. See Swing, n., 3.
Noun.
- To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.
- To be hanged.
- The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum.
- Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing.
- 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.
- Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
- Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
- Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.
Transitive verb.
- To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other.
- 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.
- 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.