[swish] 
,| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | to rustle, as silk. |
| 3. | to move or behave in an exaggeratedly effeminate manner. |
| 4. | to flourish, whisk, etc., with a swishing movement or sound: to swish a cane. |
| 5. | to bring, take, cut, etc., with such a movement or sound: to swish off the tops of plants with a cane. |
| 6. | to flog or whip. |
| 7. | a swishing movement or sound. |
| 8. | a stock or rod for flogging or a stroke with this. |
| 9. | Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. an effeminate male homosexual. |
| 10. | Slang. swishy (def. 2). |
| 11. | Chiefly British Informal. stylishly elegant; fashionable. |
