'Full swing' definitions:
Definition of 'Full swing'
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- Swing \Swing\, n.
- 1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing. [1913 Webster]
- 3. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency. "Take thy swing." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle to the full swing of his genius. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Full swing'
From: GCIDE
- Full \Full\ (f[.u]l), a. [Compar. Fuller (f[.u]l"[~e]r); superl. Fullest.] [OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh`rhs, Skr. p[=u][.r]na full, pr[=a] to fill, also to Gr. poly`s much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel, AS. fela. [root]80. Cf. Complete, Fill, Plenary, Plenty.]
- 1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people. [1913 Webster]
- Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete; entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon. [1913 Webster]
- It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed. --Gen. xii. 1. [1913 Webster]
- The man commands Like a full soldier. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you have freely granted. --Ford. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Sated; surfeited. [1913 Webster]
- I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. --Is. i. 11. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information. [1913 Webster]
- Reading maketh a full man. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project. [1913 Webster]
- Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 7. Filled with emotions. [1913 Webster]
- The heart is so full that a drop overfills it. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]
- 8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- At full, when full or complete. --Shak.
- Full age (Law) the age at which one attains full personal rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the age of 21 years. --Abbott.
- Full and by (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible.
- Full band (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are employed.
- Full binding, the binding of a book when made wholly of leather, as distinguished from half binding.
- Full bottom, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom.
- Full brother or Full sister, a brother or sister having the same parents as another.
- Full cry (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that have caught the scent, and give tongue together.
- Full dress, the dress prescribed by authority or by etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony.
- Full hand (Poker), three of a kind and a pair.
- Full moon. (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun. (b) The time when the moon is full.
- Full organ (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are out.
- Full score (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given.
- Full sea, high water.
- Full swing, free course; unrestrained liberty; "Leaving corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings." South (Colloq.)
- In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures.
- In full blast. See under Blast. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'full swing'
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