Swish (?), v. t. [From the sound. Cf. Swash.]
1.
To flourish, so as to make the sound swish.
Coleridge.
2.
To flog; to lash.
[Slang]
Thackeray.
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Swish, v. i.
To dash; to swash.
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Swish, n.
1.
A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through the air.
[Colloq.]
2. Naut.
Light driven spray.
[Eng.]
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