Definition of Swing over

1. Verb. Influence decisively. "This action swung many votes over to his side"

Exact synonyms: Swing
Generic synonyms: Act Upon, Influence, Work

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swing Over

swinesties
swinestone
swinestones
swinesty
swing
swing about
swing around
swing by
swing dog
swing door
swing for the fences
swing loan
swing music
swing of things
swing out
swing over (current term)
swing riot
swing riots
swing shift
swing shifts
swing state
swing states
swing the lead
swing vote
swing voter
swing voters
swing votes
swingarm
swingball
swingbeat

Literary usage of Swing over

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Club Exercises by Josef Čermák (1916)
"... right and: with the left swing over to a position sideward, and with the right front '/2 arm circle to a position ..."

2. The Manufacture of Steel by Louis Emmanuel Gruner, Lenox Smith (1872)
"By an inspection of the English plant, Plate VIII.. it will be seen that, if the cranes swing over the vessels, they strike the vessel chimneys, ..."

3. Illustrated Catalogue of Machine Tools, Wood Working Machinery, Etc. for by Fairbanks Company, New York, New York Fairbanks Company, Fairbanks Company (1907)
"Improved taper attachment e*n also be furnished when desired at extra coal. swing over bed. 11* swing over plain rest, 7* swing over compound rent. ..."

4. Indian Clubs by G T B Cobbett, Austin Fleming Jenkin (1905)
"As in the case of the cross swing over, the most characteristic form of the swing is that with the shoulders full left (F), which is shown, as seen from the ..."

5. Report of the Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention of the American (1872)
"The nominal capacity of any lathe is what it will swing over the shear; the actual capacity for cylindrical work being what it will swing over the ..."

6. The Scots Law Times by Scotland Land Court (1893)
"This swing over to the south was some 5 feet at its greatest point, and continued along Union Road eastwards for a distance of some 74 feet until the new ..."

7. Fraser's Magazine by Robert Louis Stevenson (1860)
"You swing over, let us suppose, to the other end: you swing over from Scotland into England, from presbytery to episcopacy. ..."

8. Club Exercises by Josef Čermák (1916)
"... right and: with the left swing over to a position sideward, and with the right front '/2 arm circle to a position ..."

9. The Manufacture of Steel by Louis Emmanuel Gruner, Lenox Smith (1872)
"By an inspection of the English plant, Plate VIII.. it will be seen that, if the cranes swing over the vessels, they strike the vessel chimneys, ..."

10. Illustrated Catalogue of Machine Tools, Wood Working Machinery, Etc. for by Fairbanks Company, New York, New York Fairbanks Company, Fairbanks Company (1907)
"Improved taper attachment e*n also be furnished when desired at extra coal. swing over bed. 11* swing over plain rest, 7* swing over compound rent. ..."

11. Indian Clubs by G T B Cobbett, Austin Fleming Jenkin (1905)
"As in the case of the cross swing over, the most characteristic form of the swing is that with the shoulders full left (F), which is shown, as seen from the ..."

12. Report of the Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention of the American (1872)
"The nominal capacity of any lathe is what it will swing over the shear; the actual capacity for cylindrical work being what it will swing over the ..."

13. The Scots Law Times by Scotland Land Court (1893)
"This swing over to the south was some 5 feet at its greatest point, and continued along Union Road eastwards for a distance of some 74 feet until the new ..."

14. Fraser's Magazine by Robert Louis Stevenson (1860)
"You swing over, let us suppose, to the other end: you swing over from Scotland into England, from presbytery to episcopacy. ..."

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