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1. (noun)
swing
state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
"the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things" 2. (noun)
swing
device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
3. (noun)
swing
sweeping blow or stroke
"he took a wild swing at my head" 4. (noun)
swing , swinging , vacillation
location by moving back and forth
5. (noun)
swing , swing music , jive
style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
6. (noun)
lilt , swing
rhythm in music
7. (noun)
golf stroke , golf shot , swing
swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
8. (noun)
baseball swing , swing , cut
attempt to hit a pitched ball
"he took a vicious cut at the ball" 9. (noun)
swing
square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
10. (verb)
swing
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
"He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat" 11. (verb)
swing , sway
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
"He swung back" 12. (verb)
swing
change direction with a swinging motion; turn
"swing back"; "swing forward" 13. (verb)
swing , swing over
influence decisively
"This action swung many votes over to his side" 14. (verb)
swing , sweep , swing out
make a big sweeping gesture or movement
15. (verb)
dangle , swing , drop
hang freely
"the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" 16. (verb)
swing
sweeping arm movement
"The soccer player began to swing at the referee" 17. (verb)
swing
alternate dramatically between high and low values
"his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down" 18. (verb)
swing
style
"The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely" 19. (verb)
swing
have a certain musical rhythm
"The music has to swing" 20. (verb)
swing , get around
social swinger; socialize a lot
21. (verb)
swing
play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
22. (verb)
swing
husband or wife of one's friends
"There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"
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