swing

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.

  1. To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.
  2. To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open.
  3. To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure. See Swing, n., 3.

Noun.

  1. To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.
  2. To be hanged.
  3. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum.
  4. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing.
  5. 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.
  6. Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
  7. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
  8. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.

Transitive verb.

  1. To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other.
  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. 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.