swing  /swɪŋ/

noun

1. 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"

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2. mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

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3. a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"

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4. changing location by moving back and forth

synset: swing, swinging, vacillation

5. a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

synset: swing, swing_music, jive

6. a jaunty rhythm in music

synset: lilt, swing

7. the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

synset: golf_stroke, golf_shot, swing

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

synset: baseball_swing, swing, cut

9. a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them

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verb

1. move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"

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2. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"

synset: swing, sway

3. change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward"

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4. influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side"

synset: swing, swing_over

5. make a big sweeping gesture or movement

synset: swing, sweep, swing_out

6. hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"

synset: dangle, swing, drop

7. hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"

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8. alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"

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9. live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"

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10. have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing"

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11. be a social swinger; socialize a lot

synset: swing, get_around

12. play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm

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13. engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"

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Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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