swish

1. (basketball) A successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.countableuncountable

2. (cricket) A rapid or careless attacking stroke by the batter.countableuncountable

3. (slang) An effeminate male homosexual.Examples: ""Fairies, nances, swishes, fags, lezzes — call 'em what you please — should of course be permitted to earn honest livings […]"countableslanguncountable

4. (slang, uncountable) Effeminacy, effeminate or homosexual demeanor.Examples: "He got a little swish downriver."slanguncountable

5. (uncountable, Canada, prison slang) An improvised alcoholic drink made by fermenting whatever ingredients are available.Canadaslanguncountable

1. (transitive) To flourish with a swishing sound.Examples: "to swish a cane back and forth"; "And backward and forward he swish'd his long tail / As a gentleman swishes his cane."transitive

2. (transitive, slang, dated) To flog; to lash.Examples: "After Virginia came the twins, who were usually called "the Star and Stripes", as they were always getting swished."; "Doctor Wordsworth and assistants would swish that error out of him in a way that need not here be mentioned."datedslangtransitive

3. (basketball) To make a successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.

4. (gay slang) To mince or otherwise to behave in an effeminate manner.Examples: "I shall not swish; I'll merely act limp-wristed."; "Once you come to grips and accept that you are both feminine and masculine and accept that proudly, the fear can disappear and you can begin to enjoy being you! […] ¶ So you can shed tears at a movie or other significant event, you can swish (I said that) a little or a lot, you can be feminine or masculine or somewhere in-between because you will know, in your heart, this is the real you. […"slang

5. (transitive) To cause a liquid to move around in a container, or in one's mouth.Examples: "Swish the mouthwash around the mouth and between the teeth for one minute."transitive