- verbswing (verb) · swings (third person present) · swung (past tense) · swung (past participle) · swinging (present participle)
- 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" · "a priest began swinging a censer"
- informalbe 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.
- move by grasping a support from below and leaping:"we swung across like two trapeze artists" · "the Irishman swung himself into the saddle"
- 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"
- move or cause to move in a smooth, curving line:"the cab swung into the parking lot" · "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"
- (swing at)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"
- shift or cause to shift from one opinion, mood, or state of affairs to another:"opinion swung in the Chancellor's favor" · "the failure to seek a peace could swing sentiment the other way"
- have a decisive influence on (something, especially a vote or election):"an attempt to swing the vote in their favor"
- informalsucceed in bringing about:"with us backing you we might be able to swing something"
- play music with an easy flowing but vigorous rhythm:"the band swung on"
- (of music) be played with an easy flowing but vigorous rhythm.
- informal(of an event, place, or way of life) be lively, exciting, or fashionable.
- informalengage in group sex or swap sexual partners within a group, especially on a habitual basis.
nounswing (noun) · swings (plural noun)- 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.
- an act of swinging:"with the swing of her arm, the knife flashed through the air"
- 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"
- a discernible change in opinion:"the South's swing to the right"
- a style of jazz or dance music with an easy flowing but vigorous rhythm.
- the rhythmic feeling or drive of swing music.
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHa swift tour involving a number of stops, especially one undertaken as part of a political campaign.
- (in musical theater) an understudy, typically one who covers multiple roles in the chorus of a particular production.
OriginOld English swingan ‘to beat, whip’, also ‘rush’, geswing ‘a stroke with a weapon’, of Germanic origin; related to German schwingen ‘brandish’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis:
- shift or cause to shift from one opinion, mood, or state of affairs to another:
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- The term "swing" in English can refer to123:
- Moving something with a quick, sweeping motion.
- Moving easily back and forth from a fixed point.
- The way someone swings a bat, golf club, or other object.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking. to cause to move in alternate directions or in either direction around a fixed point, on an axis, or on a line of support, as a door on hinges.www.dictionary.com/browse/swingBritannica Dictionary definition of SWING 1 [count] a : an act of moving something with a quick, sweeping motion : an act of swinging a bat, fist, etc. One swing of the hammer was all it took to drive the nail through the board. She needs to work on her (golf) swing. [=she needs to practice the way she swings a golf club]www.britannica.com/dictionary/swingto move easily to one direction and then to the other from a fixed point, or to cause something to move this way: [ I ] He hung upside down and swung back and forth. [ I ] The heavy door swung open.dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/swing Explore further
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