English to English noun
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a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity |  | Example: the party went with a swing it took time to get into the swing of things
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mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth |  | source: wordnet30
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a sweeping blow or stroke |  | Example: he took a wild swing at my head
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changing location by moving back and forth |  | source: wordnet30
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a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz |  | source: wordnet30
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a jaunty rhythm in music |  | source: wordnet30
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the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it |  | source: wordnet30
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in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball |  | Example: he took a vicious cut at the ball
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a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them |  | source: wordnet30
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The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum. |  | source: webster1913 verb
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move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting |  | Example: He swung his left fist swing a bat
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move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner |  | Example: He swung back
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change direction with a swinging motion; turn |  | Example: swing back swing forward
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influence decisively |  | Example: This action swung many votes over to his side
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make a big sweeping gesture or movement |  | source: wordnet30
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hang freely |  | Example: the ornaments dangled from the tree The light dropped from the ceiling
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hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement |  | Example: The soccer player began to swing at the referee
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alternate dramatically between high and low values |  | Example: his mood swings the market is swinging up and down
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live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style |  | Example: The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely
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have a certain musical rhythm |  | Example: The music has to swing
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be a social swinger; socialize a lot |  | source: wordnet30
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play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm |  | source: wordnet30
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engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends |  | Example: There were many swinging couples in the 1960's
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To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate. |  | source: webster1913
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To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other. |  | source: webster1913
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