Meanings
present singular third person swings out · participle present swinging out · participle past swung out · past swung out
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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swing out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing%20out
“swing out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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