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swing out en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see swing, out.
    • They swing out the big light I know the drill But I won’t slip away from them, not until They bend to my will So I face the gaping lion’s mouth with a little grin 2013 August 19, “Bend To My Will” (track 3), in Justin Currie (lyrics), Lower Reaches:
  2. (Multicultural-London-English, slang, transitive) To kill or seriously injure by applying the edge of a knife.
    • I was twelve years old, just playin football No I am swinging out yutes with the largest tool a. 2023, “No hook” (2:27 from the start), Kz featured by L9 x Crasha x Cdot (lyrics):

Forms

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swinging out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
swings out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
swung out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
swung out Tense=Past lexicographic