swing out

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see swing, out.

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Meanings

verbswing out (third-person singular simple present swings out, present participle swinging out, simple past and past participle swung out)

present singular third person swings out · participle present swinging out · participle past swung out · past swung out

  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 EnglishslangtransitiveTo 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)

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake a big sweeping gesture or movement

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APA

swing out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing%20out

MLA

“swing out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swing out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing%20out.

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