swing
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
Definition categories: state, action, activeness, activity
2. mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
Definition categories: man–made, plaything, toy
3. a sweeping blow or stroke
- he took a wild swing at my head
Definition categories: act, blow
4. changing location by moving back and forth
Similar word(s): swinging, vacillation
Definition categories: act, motion, move, movement
5. a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
Similar word(s): jive
Definition categories: communication, jazz
6. a jaunty rhythm in music
Similar word(s): lilt
Definition categories: attribute, rhythmicity
7. the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
Definition categories: act, shot, stroke
8. in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
Similar word(s): cut
Definition categories: act, shot, stroke
9. a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
Definition categories: act, contradance, contredanse
Sentences with swing as a noun:
- He worked tirelessly to improve his golf swing.
- Door swing indicates direction the door opens.
- the swing of a pendulum
- The polls showed a wide swing to Labour.
verb
1. move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
- swing a bat
Definition categories: motion, displace, move
2. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
Similar word(s): sway
Definition categories: motion
3. change direction with a swinging motion; turn
- swing back
- swing forward
Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel
4. influence decisively
Definition categories: social, influence, work
5. make a big sweeping gesture or movement
Similar word(s): sweep
Definition categories: contact, handle, manage, wield
6. hang freely
Definition categories: stative, hang
7. hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
- The soccer player began to swing at the referee
Definition categories: competition, aim, direct, take, train
8. alternate dramatically between high and low values
- his mood swings
- the market is swinging up and down
Definition categories: change
9. live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
- The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely
Definition categories: stative, live
10. have a certain musical rhythm
- The music has to swing
Definition categories: stative, be
11. be a social swinger; socialize a lot
Definition categories: social, socialise, socialize
12. play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
Definition categories: creation, play
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
Definition categories: contact, fornicate
Sentences with swing as a verb:
- If it’s not too expensive, I think we can swing it.
- "to swing one's partner", or simply "to swing"
- The lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter.
- A ship swings with the tide.