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Definition of 'swing'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) swing
to cause to move to and fro or oscillate, as something suspended from above.

2.  swing
to cause to move or turn in alternate directions or in either direction on a fixed point or axis, as a door on hinges.

3.  swing
to move (the hand or something held) with an oscillating or rotary movement.

4.  swing
to cause to move in a curve:
I swung the car into the driveway.

5.  swing
to suspend so as to hang freely, as a hammock.

6.  swing
Informal. to sway, influence, or manage as desired:
to swing a business deal.

7.  swing
to change or shift (one's interest, opinion, support, etc.).

8.  swing
to play (a piece of music) in the style of swing.

9.  swing
to pull or turn (the propeller of an aircraft) by hand, esp. in order to start the engine.

10. (v.i.) swing
to move or sway to and fro, as a pendulum or other suspended object.

11.  swing
to move to and fro in a swing.

12.  swing
to move or turn in alternate directions or in either direction on a fixed point or axis.

13.  swing
to move in a curve, as around a corner.

14.  swing
to move with a free, swaying motion.

15.  swing
to be suspended so as to hang freely, as a hammock.

16.  swing
to move by grasping a support with the hands and drawing up the arms.

17.  swing
to change or shift one's attention, interest, opinion, etc.

18.  swing
to hit at with the hand or something grasped in the hand.

19.  swing
Slang.

20.  swing
to be lively, fashionable, or trendy.

21.  swing
to engage uninhibitedly in sexual activities.

22.  swing
(esp. of married couples) to exchange partners for sexual activities.

23.  swing
Informal. to die by hanging.

24. (n.) swing
the act or manner of swinging.

25.  swing
the amount or extent of such movement.

26.  swing
a curving movement or course.

27.  swing
a moving of the body with a free, swaying motion.

28.  swing
a blow or stroke with the hand or an object grasped in the hands.

29.  swing
a change or shift in attitude, opinion, behavior, etc.

30.  swing
a steady, marked rhythm or movement, as of verse.

31.  swing
a regular upward or downward movement in the price of a security or in any business activity.

32.  swing
freedom of action.

33.  swing
active operation; progression:
to get into the swing of things.

34.  swing
something that is swung or that swings.

35.  swing
a seat suspended from above by means of a loop of rope or between ropes or rods, on which one may sit and swing to and fro for recreation.

36.  swing
a style of jazz often played by a large dance band and marked by a smooth beat and flowing phrasing.

37. (adj.) swing
capable of determining the outcome, as of an election:
the swing vote.

Definition of 'swing'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) swing
a 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
mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

3. (noun) swing
a sweeping blow or stroke
"he took a wild swing at my head"

4. (noun) swing, swinging, vacillation
changing location by moving back and forth

5. (noun) swing, swing music, jive
a 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
a jaunty rhythm in music

7. (noun) golf stroke, golf shot, swing
the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

8. (noun) baseball swing, swing, cut
in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
"he took a vicious cut at the ball"

9. (verb) swing
a 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
hit or aim at with a 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
live in a lively, modern, and relaxed 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
be a social swinger; socialize a lot

21. (verb) swing
play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm

22. (verb) swing
engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
"There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"

Definition of 'swing'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) swing
to move in a smooth wide curve
He swung the baseball bat.; The gate swung open.

2.  swing
to hang from sth and move in a wide curve
Monkeys swinging through the trees.; kids swinging on the playground

3.  swing
to turn a vehicle or be turned quickly somewhere
He swung (the car) out into traffic.

4.  swing
to try to hit sb
She swung at me with a closed fist.

5.  swing
to change to sth very different
Public opinion swung quickly from "for" to "against."; My mood swung between hope and fear.

6. (noun) swing
a wide curving movement
a swing of the bat

7.  swing
take a swing (at)
to try to hit sth by swinging
He took a swing at me.

8.  swing
a big change from one situation or feeling to another
The election results showed a swing from right to left.

9.  swing
a seat hanging on two ropes that you swing back and forth on
kids on the swings in the park

10.  swing
get into the swing (of)
to begin to feel comfortable doing sth
It took a few weeks to get into the swing of the job.

Definition of 'swing'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) swing
to turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide

2. (noun) swing
to be hanged

3. (noun) swing
the act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum

4. (noun) swing
swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing

5. (noun) swing
a line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope, the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is produced for amusement or exercise

6. (noun) swing
influence of power of a body put in swaying motion

7. (noun) swing
capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it

8. (noun) swing
free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency

9. (verb) swing
to move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate

10. (verb) swing
to sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open

11. (verb) swing
to use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure. See Swing, n., 3

12. (verb) swing
to cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other

13. (verb) swing
to give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to manage; as, to swing a business

14. (verb) swing
to admit or turn (anything) for the purpose of shaping it; -- said of a lathe; as, the lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter

Translation of 'swing'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.
Afrikaans: swaai	Arabic: يتأرْجَح	Bulgarian: размахвам
Brazilian: balançar	Czech: houpat (se), kývat se, př	German: schwingen
Danish: svinge; gynge	Greek: ταλαντεύομαι, κινώ πέρα δ	Spanish: balancearse; girar, dobla
Estonian: kiikuma, kiigutama	Farsi: چرخاندن	Finnish: keinua
French: (se) balancer	Hebrew: לְהִתנַדנֵד	Hindi: झुलाना, झूलना
Croatian: njihati se, ljuljati se	Hungarian: leng; lendít	Indonesian: mengayun
Icelandic: sveifla(st)	Italian: dondolare	Japanese: 揺れる
Korean: 흔들다	Lithuanian: supti(s), siūbuoti, mosik	Latvian: šūpot; šūpoties
Malay: mengayun	Dutch: zwaaien	Norwegian: svinge (seg), huske
Polish: chwiać (się), machać, otw	Persian: چرخاندن	Pashto: څرخول
Portuguese: balançar	Romanian: a (se) balansa	Russian: размахивать; качать(ся);
Slovak: hojdať (sa); otvoriť sa;	Slovenian: zibati (se); zavihteti	Serbian: ljuljati se
Swedish: svänga, svinga, gunga, sl	Thai: แกว่ง	Turkish: salla(n)mak; savurmak
Taiwanese: 搖擺，擺動	Ukrainian: гойдати(ся); хитати(ся)	Urdu: جھولنا یا جھومنا
Vietnamese: đu đưa qua lại	Chinese: 摇摆，摆动
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