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Swing

swɪŋ

Swing definitions
verb
swings swinging swung swing
  1. move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis

    "her long black skirt swung about her legs"

    sway oscillate move back and forth move to and fro wave wag dangle rock flutter flap vibrate quiver brandish wave flourish wield raise shake wag twirl
    • be executed by hanging

      "now he was going to swing for it"

    • turn (a ship or aircraft) to all compass points in succession, in order to test compass error
  2. move by grasping a support from below and leaping

    "we swung across like two trapeze artists"

    • move quickly round to the opposite direction

      "Ronni had swung round to face him"

    • move with a rhythmic swaying gait

      "the riflemen swung along smartly"

  3. move or cause to move in a smooth, curving line

    "she swung her legs to the side of the bed"

    • bring down (something held) with a curving movement, typically in order to hit an object

      "I swung the club and missed the ball"

    • attempt to hit or punch, typically with a wide curving movement of the arm

      "he swung at me with the tyre wrench"

    • deliver (a punch) with a wide curving movement of the arm

      "she swung a punch at him"

    • (of a bowler) make a delivery of (a ball) deviate sideways from a regular course in the air
    • (of a delivery) deviate sideways from a regular course
  4. shift or cause to shift from one opinion, mood, or state of affairs to another

    "opinion swung in the Chancellor's favour"

    change fluctuate oscillate waver alternate see-saw yo-yo vary shift alter undulate ebb and flow rise and fall go up and down go back and forth
    • have a decisive influence on (something, especially a vote or election)

      "an attempt to swing the vote in their favour"

    • succeed in bringing about

      "what swung it was the £17,000 she offered the panel to let her win"

  5. play music with a flowing but vigorous rhythm

    "the band swung on"

    • (of music) be played with a flowing but vigorous rhythm
  6. (of an event, place, or way of life) be lively, exciting, or fashionable
  7. engage in group sex or swap sexual partners within a group, especially on a habitual basis
noun
swing swings
  1. a seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth
    • a period of time spent swinging back and forth on a seat suspended by ropes or chains
  2. an act of swinging

    "with the swing of her arm, the knife flashed through the air"

    swaying oscillation undulation
    • the manner in which a golf club or a bat is swung

      "the flaws in his swing weren't evident when he was an amateur"

    • the motion of swinging

      "this short cut gave her hair new movement and swing"

    • an attempted blow or punch

      "Neil took a swing at her"

    • sideways deviation of the ball from a regular path

      "a swing bowler"

  3. a discernible change in opinion, especially the amount by which votes or points scored change from one side to another

    "a five per cent swing to Labour"

    change move trend tendency drift movement current course fluctuation change shift switch variation oscillation
  4. a style of jazz or dance music with a flowing but vigorous rhythm
    rhythm beat pulse cadence pace rhythmical flow/pattern measure metre tempo lilt
    • the rhythmic feeling or drive of swing
  5. a swift tour involving a number of stops, especially one undertaken as part of a political campaign
  6. (in musical theatre) an understudy, typically one who covers multiple roles in the chorus of a particular production