noun
Meaning 1
A swinging blow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Standard Lemma guide
swinge
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/swɪnd͡ʒ/
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rhymes with -ɪndʒ
noun
Meaning 2
Power; sway; influence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
Meaning 3
To singe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
Meaning 4
To move like a lash; to lash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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verb
Meaning 5
To strike hard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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verb
Meaning 6
To chastise; to beat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
Meaning 7
burn superficially or lightly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I singed my eyebrows
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: singe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: char, blacken, sear, scorch
History
Etymology
From Middle English swengen (“to strike”), from Old English swenġan (“to dash, strike; to cause to swing”), from Proto-West Germanic *swangijan (“to cause to swing”).