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Meanings of Swindling:

verb

Use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions.

Usage examples:

A businessman swindled investors out of millions of pounds

noun

A fraudulent scheme or action.

Usage examples:

He is mixed up in a £10 million insurance swindle

Meanings of Swindlingly:

adverb

Dishonestly, fraudulently; in a manner which involves swindling or dishonesty.

Meanings of Swine:

noun

A pig.

Usage examples:

A contagious viral disease of animals that primarily affects swine

Meanings of Swineherd:

noun

A person who tends pigs.

Usage examples:

One livestock disease detected in several nebraska swineherds is pseudorabies.

Meanings of Swinehood:

noun

Pigs collectively. also figurative: coarse, degraded, or uncivilized people considered collectively.

Meanings of Swinely:

adjective

Of, relating to, characteristic of, or resembling a pig; swine-like, swinish.

adverb

In the manner of a pig; like a pig; swinishly.

Meanings of Swinepipe:

noun

The redwing, turdus iliacus (so called from the sound of its vocalizations; see etymology).

Meanings of Swinepox:

noun

A disease affecting the skin of pigs; specifically the usually mild disease caused by a poxvirus (genus suipoxvirus), characterized by an eruption of papules, vesicles, and pustules, and typically transmitted by the louse haematopinus suis.

Meanings of Swinery:

noun

Pigs collectively. also figurative: coarse, debased, or uncivilized people considered collectively. now somewhat rare.

Meanings of Swinestone:

noun

A type of stone that emits a foul odour when struck or rubbed; specifically a type of bituminous limestone having this property. compare "stinkstone".

Meanings of Swing:

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.

Usage examples:

Her long black skirt swung about her legs

noun

A seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.

Usage examples:

The chains that had been holding the seat of the swing up were still sticking straight out.

Meanings of Swing round:

phrasal verb

To turn quickly to face another direction

Usage examples:

Juan swung around to look at her.

Meanings of Swing-around:

phrasal verb

To turn quickly to face another direction

Usage examples:

Juan swung around to look at her.

Meanings of Swing-at:

phrasal verb

To try to hit someone or something

Usage examples:

They were arguing, and then i saw him swing at brian.

Meanings of Swing-by:

phrasal verb

To briefly go somewhere, esp. on your way to another place

Usage examples:

I told paul we’d swing by his place around 7:30., we can swing past the store on the way to the par…

Meanings of Swing-for-the-fences:

phrase

Attempt to satisfy high aspirations that are very difficult to achieve.

Usage examples:

The management team is really swinging for the fences

idiom

In baseball, to try to hit the ball very hard so that you score a home run (= a point scored in baseball when you hit the ball, usually out of the playing field, and are able to run around all the bases at one time to the starting base)

Usage examples:

He’s a patient player who isn’t just mindlessly swinging for the fences., this high-end bat allows …

Meanings of Swingback:

adjective

(of a coat) cut to swing as the wearer moves.

Usage examples:

The luxurious swingback design gives a very flattering slim line.

Meanings of Swingboat:

noun

A boat-shaped swing with seats for several people at fairs.

Usage examples:

It was where, as a teenager, he saw the fairground showmen set up camp with waltzers, dodgems and s…

Meanings of Swingdingle:

noun

A wooden tool for beating flax and removing the woody parts from it.

Usage examples:

When the flax is sufficiently watered it is taken out of the pond and beaten by an implement called…

verb

Beat (flax) with a swingle.

Usage examples:

I found a group of bare-armed women under the trees swingling flax

Meanings of Swinge:

verb

Strike hard; beat.

Usage examples:

Did she not swinge the dragon of ripsnorting inflation?

Meanings of Swinged:

verb

Strike hard; beat.

Usage examples:

Did she not swinge the dragon of ripsnorting inflation?

Meanings of Swingeing:

adjective

Severe or extreme in size, amount, or effect.

Usage examples:

Swingeing cuts in public expenditure

verb

Strike hard; beat.

Usage examples:

Did she not swinge the dragon of ripsnorting inflation?

Meanings of Swinger:

noun

A lively and fashionable person who goes to a lot of social events.

Usage examples:

One of the oldest swingers in town

Meanings of Swingers:

noun

A lively and fashionable person who goes to a lot of social events.

Usage examples:

One of the oldest swingers in town

Meanings of Swinges:

verb

Strike hard; beat.

Usage examples:

Did she not swinge the dragon of ripsnorting inflation?