swing

Definitions

1. 1intransitive verb

   To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.

2. 2intransitive verb

   To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open.

3. 3intransitive verb

   To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure. See Swing., 3.

4. 4noun

   To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.

5. 5noun

   To be hanged.

6. 6transitive verb

   To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other.

7. 7transitive verb

   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.

8. 8transitive verb

   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.

9. 9noun

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

10. 10noun

    Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing.

11. 11noun

    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.

12. 12noun

    Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.

13. 13noun

    Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.

14. 14noun

    Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.

15. 15noun

    changing location by moving back and forth

    Synonyms

    swingingvacillation
16. 16noun

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

17. 17noun

    in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

    "he took a vicious cut at the ball"

    Synonyms

    cut
18. 18noun

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

19. 19noun

    a sweeping blow or stroke

    "he took a wild swing at my head"

20. 20noun

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

21. 21noun

    a jaunty rhythm in music

    Synonyms

    lilt
22. 22noun

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

    Synonyms

    jive
23. 23noun

    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"

24. 24verb

    alternate dramatically between high and low values

    "his mood swings"

    "the market is swinging up and down"

25. 25verb

    hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement

    "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"

26. 26verb

    engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends

    "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"

27. 27verb

    make a big sweeping gesture or movement

    Synonyms

    sweep
28. 28verb

    play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm

29. 29verb

    move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

    "He swung back"

    Synonyms

    sway
30. 30verb

    change direction with a swinging motion; turn

    "swing back"

    "swing forward"

31. 31verb

    move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

    "He swung his left fist"

    "swing a bat"

32. 32verb

    be a social swinger; socialize a lot

33. 33verb

    influence decisively

    "This action swung many votes over to his side"

34. 34verb

    live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style

    "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"

35. 35verb

    hang freely

    "the ornaments dangled from the tree"

    "The light dropped from the ceiling"

    Synonyms

    dangledrop
36. 36verb

    have a certain musical rhythm

    "The music has to swing"