Swing

v. move back and forth; strike with a sweeping movement of the arm; turn; alter one's opinion or interest; ride on a swing; successfully arrange (Slang); play rhythmically (Music); be hanged (Slang)

n. act of swinging; back and forth movement; sweeping motion made by the arm; swaying movement of the body; suspended seat on which one sits and sways to and fro; rhythm; change; 1930's dance music; (Photography) camera movement used by the photographer to control depth-of-field and perspective

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Noun
1. 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"
(hypernym) action, activity, activeness
2. mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
(hypernym) mechanical device
(hyponym) trapeze
(part-holonym) playground
(derivation) dangle, drop
3. a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
(hypernym) blow
4. changing location by moving back and forth
(synonym) swinging, vacillation
(hypernym) motion, movement, move
5. a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
(synonym) swing music, jive
(hypernym) jazz
6. a jaunty rhythm in music
(synonym) lilt
(hypernym) rhythmicity
7. the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
(synonym) golf stroke, golf shot
(hypernym) stroke, shot
(hyponym) downswing
8. in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
(synonym) baseball swing, cut
(hypernym) stroke, shot
9. a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
(hypernym) country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance
(part-holonym) square dance, square dancing

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Verb
1. move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) wind up
(derivation) golf stroke, golf shot
2. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"
(synonym) sway
(hypernym) move back and forth
(hyponym) waver, weave
(derivation) swinging, vacillation
3. change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(derivation) swinging, vacillation
4. influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side"
(synonym) swing over
(hypernym) influence, act upon, work
5. make a big sweeping gesture or movement
(synonym) sweep, swing out
(hypernym) wield, handle
6. hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
(synonym) dangle, drop
(hypernym) hang
(hyponym) droop, loll
7. hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
(hypernym) aim, take, train, take aim, direct
8. alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) fluctuate, vacillate, waver
9. live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"
(hypernym) live
10. have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing"
(hypernym) be
(derivation) swing music, jive
11. be a social swinger; socialize a lot
(synonym) get around
(hypernym) socialize, socialise
12. play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
(hypernym) play
(derivation) lilt
(classification) music
13. engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"
(hypernym) fornicate
(derivation) swinger, tramp

nm. swing music, type of jazz music that is based on orchestral music from the 30's

nm. swing