swinge

transitive verb

To punish with blows; thrash; beat.

noun

A lashing movement; a lash.

noun

Sway; control.

To singe.

To beat; strike; whip; of persons, to chastise; punish.

To move, as a lash; lash; swing.

To forge; weld together, as by beating with a hammer; swage.

noun

A singe.

noun

The portion of a flail which falls upon the grain.

verb

See singe.