swing

Meanings

• 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
• a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
• move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
  • "swing a bat"
• move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
• change direction with a swinging motion; turn
  • "swing back"
  • "swing forward"
• influence decisively
• make a big sweeping gesture or movement
• hang freely
• 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"

Synonyms

baseball swing, cut, dangle, drop, get around, golf shot, golf stroke, jive, lilt, sway, sweep, swing music, swing out, swing over, swinging, vacillation