Quick definitions from WordNet (swing)
▸ noun: changing location by moving back and forth
▸ noun: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
▸ noun: a sweeping blow or stroke ("He took a wild swing at my head")
▸ noun: mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
▸ noun: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
▸ noun: a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity ("The party went with a swing")
▸ noun: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
▸ noun: a jaunty rhythm in music
▸ noun: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
▸ verb: move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting ("Swing a bat")
▸ verb: be a social swinger; socialize a lot
▸ verb: influence decisively
▸ verb: live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style ("The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely")
▸ verb: have a certain musical rhythm ("The music has to swing")
▸ verb: alternate dramatically between high and low values ("His mood swings")
▸ verb: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement ("The soccer player began to swing at the referee")
▸ verb: engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends ("There were many swinging couples in the 1960's")
▸ verb: make a big sweeping gesture or movement
▸ verb: play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
▸ verb: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
▸ verb: change direction with a swinging motion; turn ("Swing back")
▸ verb: hang freely
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #11293)
▸ Also see swung
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▸ noun: changing location by moving back and forth
▸ noun: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
▸ noun: a sweeping blow or stroke ("He took a wild swing at my head")
▸ noun: mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
▸ noun: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
▸ noun: a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity ("The party went with a swing")
▸ noun: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
▸ noun: a jaunty rhythm in music
▸ noun: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
▸ verb: move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting ("Swing a bat")
▸ verb: be a social swinger; socialize a lot
▸ verb: influence decisively
▸ verb: live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style ("The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely")
▸ verb: have a certain musical rhythm ("The music has to swing")
▸ verb: alternate dramatically between high and low values ("His mood swings")
▸ verb: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement ("The soccer player began to swing at the referee")
▸ verb: engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends ("There were many swinging couples in the 1960's")
▸ verb: make a big sweeping gesture or movement
▸ verb: play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
▸ verb: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
▸ verb: change direction with a swinging motion; turn ("Swing back")
▸ verb: hang freely
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #11293)
▸ Also see swung
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to Swing
▸ Usage examples for Swing
▸ Idioms related to Swing (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing Swing
▸ Words that often appear near Swing
▸ Rhymes of Swing
▸ Invented words related to Swing