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To swing a door

Swing \Swing\, v. t.

  1. To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other.

    He swings his tail, and swiftly turns his round.
    --Dryden.

    They get on ropes, as you must have seen the children, and are swung by their men visitants.
    --Spectator.

  2. To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to manage; as, to swing a business.

  3. (Mach.) To admit or turn (anything) for the purpose of shaping it; -- said of a lathe; as, the lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter.

    To swing a door, gate, etc. (Carp.), to put it on hinges so that it can swing or turn.