'To swing a door' definitions:
Definition of 'To swing a door'
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- Swing \Swing\, v. t.
- 1. To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other. [1913 Webster]
- He swings his tail, and swiftly turns his round. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- They get on ropes, as you must have seen the children, and are swung by their men visitants. --Spectator. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mach.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- To swing a door, gate, etc. (Carp.), to put it on hinges so that it can swing or turn. [1913 Webster]