swinging out

Verb

swing out (third-person singular simple present swings out, present participle swinging out, simple past and past participle swung out)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see swing, out.
   • They swing out the big light I know the drill
     But I won’t slip away from them, not until
     They bend to my will
     So I face the gaping lion’s mouth with a little grin2013 August 19, “Bend To My Will” (track 3), in Justin Currie (lyrics), Lower Reaches
2. (Multicultural-London-English, slang, transitive) To kill or seriously injure by applying the edge of a knife.
   • I was twelve years old, just playin football
     No I am swinging out yutes with the largest toola. 2023, “No hook” (2:27 from the start), Kz featured by L9 x Crasha x Cdot (lyrics)