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Swing

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Definitions for Swing

noun
a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
Examples
  1. the party went with a swing
  2. it took time to get into the swing of things
noun
mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
noun
a sweeping blow or stroke
Examples
  1. he took a wild swing at my head
noun
changing location by moving back and forth
Synonyms
swinging vacillation
noun
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s
Synonyms
swing music jive
Examples
  1. flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
noun
a jaunty rhythm in music
Synonyms
lilt
noun
the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
Synonyms
golf stroke golf shot
noun
in baseball
Synonyms
baseball swing cut
Examples
  1. a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
  2. he took a vicious cut at the ball
noun
a square dance figure
Examples
  1. a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
verb
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
Examples
  1. He swung his left fist
  2. swing a bat
verb
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
Synonyms
sway
Examples
  1. He swung back
verb
change direction with a swinging motion
Examples
  1. turn
  2. swing back
  3. swing forward
verb
influence decisively
Synonyms
swing over
Examples
  1. This action swung many votes over to his side
verb
make a big sweeping gesture or movement
Synonyms
sweep swing out
verb
hang freely
Synonyms
dangle drop
Examples
  1. the ornaments dangled from the tree
  2. The light dropped from the ceiling
verb
hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
Examples
  1. The soccer player began to swing at the referee
verb
alternate dramatically between high and low values
Examples
  1. his mood swings
  2. the market is swinging up and down
verb
live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
Examples
  1. The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely
verb
have a certain musical rhythm
Examples
  1. The music has to swing
verb
be a social swinger
Synonyms
get around
Examples
  1. socialize a lot
verb
play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
verb
engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
Examples
  1. There were many swinging couples in the 1960's

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