English Explanatory Dictionary

swing for

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be punished severely.
  2. To be hanged for a crime.
  3. Swing for someone: To be hanged for murdering someone.

Word forms

swing for swings for swinging for swung for

Etymology

From the sense of "swing" meaning to be hung by the neck as capital punishment.

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