Found 1 items, similar to Full swing.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Full swing Full \Full\ (f[.u]l), a. [Compar. Fuller (f[.u]l"[~e]r); superl. Fullest.] [OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol, OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth. fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh`rhs, Skr. p[=u][.r]na full, pr[=a] to fill, also to Gr. poly`s much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel, AS. fela. [root]80. Cf. Complete, Fill, Plenary, Plenty.] 1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people. [1913 Webster] Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture. [1913 Webster] 3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete; entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon. [1913 Webster] It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed. --Gen. xii. 1. [1913 Webster] The man commands Like a full soldier. --Shak. [1913 Webster] I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you have freely granted. --Ford. [1913 Webster] 4. Sated; surfeited. [1913 Webster] I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. --Is. i. 11. [1913 Webster] 5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information. [1913 Webster] Reading maketh a full man. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project. [1913 Webster] Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 7. Filled with emotions. [1913 Webster] The heart is so full that a drop overfills it. --Lowell. [1913 Webster] 8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] At full, when full or complete. --Shak. Full age (Law) the age at which one attains full personal rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the age of 21 years. --Abbott. Full and by (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible. Full band (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are employed. Full binding, the binding of a book when made wholly of leather, as distinguished from half binding. Full bottom, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom. Full brother or Full sister, a brother or sister having the same parents as another. Full cry (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that have caught the scent, and give tongue together. Full dress, the dress prescribed by authority or by etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony. Full hand (Poker), three of a kind and a pair. Full moon. (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun. (b) The time when the moon is full. Full organ (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are out. Full score (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given. Full sea, high water. Full swing, free course; unrestrained liberty; “Leaving corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings.” South (Colloq.) In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures. In full blast. See under Blast. [1913 Webster] Swing \Swing\, n. 1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum. [1913 Webster] 2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing. [1913 Webster] 3. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope, the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is produced for amusement or exercise. [1913 Webster] 4. Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion. [1913 Webster] The ram that batters down the wall, For the great swing and rudeness of his poise, They place before his hand that made the engine. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it. [1913 Webster] 6. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency. “Take thy swing.” --Dryden. [1913 Webster] To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle to the full swing of his genius. --Burke. [1913 Webster] Full swing. See under Full. Swing beam (Railway Mach.), a crosspiece sustaining the car body, and so suspended from the framing of a truck that it may have an independent lateral motion. Swing bridge, a form of drawbridge which swings horizontally, as on a vertical pivot. Swing plow, or Swing plough. (a) A plow without a fore wheel under the beam. (b) A reversible or sidehill plow. Swing wheel. (a) The scape-wheel in a clock, which drives the pendulum. (b) The balance of a watch. [1913 Webster]