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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Swinge

/(swĭnj)/ · IPA /swɪnd͡ʒ/
01 v. & n. See Singe.
  1. 1.
    See Singe.[Obs.] See: Singe
02 v. t. To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.
imp. & p. p. Swinged; p. pr. & vb. n. Swingeing
  1. 1.
    To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.
    “I had swinged him soundly.” Shak.
    “And swinges his own vices in his son.” — C. Dryden.
  2. 2.
    To move as a lash; to lash.[Obs.]
    Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail.” Milton.
03 n. The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing.
  1. 1.
    The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    Power; sway; influence.[Obs.]