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swung for

swung for is the simple past and past participle of swing for.

Meaning of swing for

Verb

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

  1. (excessive, informal) To be punished severely.
  2. To be hanged for a crime.
  3. Swing for someone: To be hanged for murdering someone.
    • I'll swing for him, when I get out. Katherine Lynch reported in “Minor Matters: Willing to "Swing for Him."”, in Weekly Mail, Cardiff, 20 June 1908, page 10

Questions about swung for

What is swung for the simple past and past participle of?
Swung for is the simple past and past participle of swing for.

Words near swung for in the dictionary

  1. swung away
  2. swung both ways
  3. swung by
  4. swung dash
  5. swung dashes
  6. swung for
  7. swung for the fences
  8. swung into action
  9. swung off
  10. swung one's dick around
  11. swung out

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