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