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verb
verb: swing; 3rd person present: swings; past tense: swung; past participle: swung; gerund or present participle: swinging
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"
synonyms: sway, oscillate, move back and forth, move to and fro, wave, wag, rock, flutter, flap More
turn (a ship or aircraft) to all compass points in succession, in order to test compass error.
informal
be executed by hanging.
"now he was going to swing for it"
2.
move by grasping a support from below and leaping.
"we swung across like two trapeze artists"
move quickly around to the opposite direction.
"Ronni had swung around 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.
"he swung her bag up onto the rack"
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 tire iron"
throw (a punch) with a swinging movement.
"she swung a punch at him"
4.
shift or cause to shift from one opinion, mood, or state of affairs to another.
"opinion swung in the chancellor's favor"
synonyms: change, fluctuate, shift, alter, oscillate, waver, alternate, seesaw, yo-yo, vary
"the balance swung from one party to the other"
have a decisive influence on (something, especially a vote or election).
"an attempt to swing the vote in their favor"
informal
succeed in bringing about.
"with us backing you we might be able to swing something"
synonyms: accomplish, achieve, obtain, acquire, get, secure, net, win, attain, bag, hook; More
5.
play music with an easy flowing but vigorous rhythm.
"the band swung on"
(of music) be played with an easy flowing but vigorous rhythm.
6.
informal
(of an event, place, or way of life) be lively, exciting, or fashionable.
7.
informal
be promiscuous, typically by engaging in group sex or swapping sexual partners.
noun
noun: swing; plural noun: swings
1.
a seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.
a spell of swinging 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"
synonyms: oscillation, sway, wave
"a swing of the pendulum"
the manner in which a golf club or a bat is swung.
"improve your golf swing"
the motion of swinging.
"this short cut gave her hair new movement and swing"
3.
a discernible change in opinion.
"the South's swing to the right"
synonyms: change, move; More
4.
a style of jazz or dance music with an easy flowing but vigorous rhythm.
the rhythmic feeling or drive of swing music.
5.
NORTH AMERICAN
a swift tour involving a number of stops, especially one undertaken as part of a political campaign.
6.
(in musical theater) an understudy, typically one who covers multiple roles in the chorus of a particular production.