Meaning of swing
Definition of swing
(noun)
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"
mechanical
device
used
as a
plaything
to
support
someone
swinging
back
and
forth
a
sweeping
blow
or stroke; "he took a
wild
swing
at my head"
changing
location
by
moving
back
and
forth
a
style
of
jazz
played
by big bands
popular
in the 1930s;
flowing
rhythms but
less
complex
than
later
styles of
jazz
a
jaunty
rhythm
in
music
the act of
swinging
a
golf
club
at a
golf
ball
and (usually)
hitting
it
in baseball; a batter's
attempt
to hit a
pitched
ball; "he took a
vicious
cut at the ball"
a
square
dance
figure; a
pair
of dancers
join
hands
and
dance
around
a
point
between
them
(verb)
move
in a
curve
or arc,
usually
with the
intent
of hitting; "He swung his
left
fist"; "swing a bat"
move
or
walk
in a
swinging
or swaying manner; "He swung back"
change
direction
with a
swinging
motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward"
influence
decisively; "This
action
swung
many
votes
over
to his side"
make
a big
sweeping
gesture
or
movement
hang
freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The
light
dropped from the ceiling"
hit or aim at with a
sweeping
arm movement; "The
soccer
player
began to
swing
at the referee"
alternate
dramatically
between
high
and low values; "his
mood
swings"; "the
market
is
swinging
up and down"
live
in a lively, modern, and
relaxed
style; "The Woodstock
generation
attempted
to
swing
freely"
have
a
certain
musical
rhythm; "The
music
has to swing"
be a
social
swinger;
socialize
a lot
play
with a
subtle
and
intuitively
felt
sense
of
rhythm
engage
freely
in
promiscuous
sex,
often
with the
husband
or
wife
of one's friends; "There were
many
swinging
couples in the 1960's"
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