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ALL meanings of swish

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  • noun swish hissing sound 1
  • noun swish movement with hissing sound 1
  • intransitive verb swish move with hissing sound 1
  • adjective swish man: effeminate 1
  • verb without object swish to move with or make a sibilant sound, as a slender rod cutting sharply through the air or as small waves washing on the shore. 1
  • verb without object swish to rustle, as silk. 1
  • verb without object swish to move or behave in an exaggeratedly effeminate manner. 1
  • verb with object swish to flourish, whisk, etc., with a swishing movement or sound: to swish a cane. 1
  • verb with object swish to bring, take, cut, etc., with such a movement or sound: to swish off the tops of plants with a cane. 1
  • verb with object swish to flog or whip. 1
  • noun swish a swishing movement or sound. 1
  • noun swish a stock or rod for flogging or a stroke with this. 1
  • noun swish Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to an effeminate male homosexual. 1
  • adjective swish Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. swishy (def 2). 1
  • adjective swish Chiefly British Informal. stylishly elegant; fashionable. 1
  • verb swish If something swishes or if you swish it, it moves quickly through the air, making a soft sound. 0
  • verb swish Swish is also a noun. 0
  • adjective swish If you describe something as swish, you mean that it is smart and fashionable. 0
  • verb swish to move with or make or cause to move with or make a whistling or hissing sound 0
  • verb swish (esp of fabrics) to rustle 0
  • verb swish to whip; flog 0
  • verb swish to cut with a swishing blow 0
  • noun swish a hissing or rustling sound or movement 0
  • noun swish a rod for flogging or a blow from such a rod 0
  • noun swish an effeminate male homosexual 0
  • noun swish a W African building material composed of mortar and mud or laterite, or more recently of cement and earth 0
  • adjective swish fashionable; smart 0
  • adjective swish effeminate and homosexual 0
  • intransitive verb swish to move with a sharp, hissing sound, as a cane swung through the air 0
  • intransitive verb swish to move with a light, brushing sound, as skirts in walking 0
  • intransitive verb swish to pass through the basket without hitting the hoop or backboard 0
  • verb transitive swish to cause to swish 0
  • verb transitive swish to move (liquid), esp. in the mouth, with a light, hissing or gurgling sound 0
  • verb transitive swish to cause (a ball) to swish 0
  • noun swish a hissing or rustling sound 0
  • noun swish a movement, etc. that makes this sound 0
  • adjective swish fashionable 0
  • adjective swish of, like, or for effeminate male homosexuals 0
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