With one accord the tribe swung rapidly toward the frightened cries, and there found Terkoz holding an old female by the hair and beating her unmercifully with his great hands.
transitive To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
If it’s not too expensive, I think we can swing it.
(transitive|music) To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
transitive ; cricket of a bowler to make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
transitive ; and ; intransitive To move one's arm in a punching motion.
transitive In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.
"to swing one's partner", or simply "to swing"
engineering To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.
The lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter.
nautical To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.
