Swash — Defs

01 n. An oval figure, whose moldings are oblique to the axis of the work.

1.
An oval figure, whose moldings are oblique to the axis of the work.(Arch.)

Phrases & compounds

Swash plate — a revolving circular plate, set obliquely on its shaft, and acting as a cam to give a reciprocating motion to a rod in a direction parallel to the shaft.

02 a. Soft, like fruit too ripe; swashy.

1.
Soft, like fruit too ripe; swashy.[Prov. Eng.]

03 v. i. To dash or flow noisily, as water; to splash; as, water swashing on a shallow place.

imp. & p. p. Swashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Swashing

1.
To dash or flow noisily, as water; to splash; as, water swashing on a shallow place.
2.
To fall violently or noisily.[Obs.]
3.
To bluster; to make a great noise; to vapor or brag.

04 n. Impulse of water flowing with violence; a dashing or splashing of water.

1.
Impulse of water flowing with violence; a dashing or splashing of water.
2.
A narrow sound or channel of water lying within a sand bank, or between a sand bank and the shore, or a bar over which the sea washes.
3.
Liquid filth; wash; hog mash.[Obs.]
4.
A blustering noise; a swaggering behavior.[Obs.]
5.
A swaggering fellow; a swasher.