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swing > 22 senses
NOUN	1	swing	A state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
	2	swing	Mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
	3	swing	A sweeping blow or stroke
	4	swing, swinging, vacillation	Changing location by moving back and forth
	5	swing, swing music, jive	A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s
	6	swing, lilt	A jaunty rhythm in music
	7	swing, golf stroke, golf shot	The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
	8	swing, baseball swing, cut	In baseball
	9	swing	A square dance figure
VERB	1	swing	Move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
	2	swing, sway	Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
	3	swing	Change direction with a swinging motion
	4	swing, swing over	Influence decisively
	5	swing, sweep, swing out	Make a big sweeping gesture or movement
	6	swing, dangle, drop	Hang freely
	7	swing	Hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
	8	swing	Alternate dramatically between high and low values
	9	swing	Live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
	10	swing	Have a certain musical rhythm
	11	swing, get around	Be a social swinger
	12	swing	Play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
	13	swing	Engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends

swing > pronunciation
Sounds	swih'ng
Rhymes	abducting, abiding, abounding, and 2057 more rhymes in ihng...

swing > noun 1, state
Meaning	A state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity.
Examples	"the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things"
Broader	action, activity, activeness

swing > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	Mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth.
Part of	playground
Broader	mechanical device; plaything, toy
Narrower	trapeze
Verbs	swing

swing > noun 4, act
Meaning	Changing location by moving back and forth.
Synonyms	swinging, vacillation
Broader	motion, movement, move
Verbs	swing; swing

swing > noun 5, communication
Meaning	A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s. Flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz.
Synonyms	swing music, jive
Broader	jazz
Adjectives	swingy; swingy
Verbs	swing

swing > noun 7, act
Meaning	The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it.
Synonyms	golf stroke, golf shot
Broader	stroke, shot
Narrower	downswing; slice, fade, slicing; hook, draw, hooking; drive, driving; explosion; putt, putting; approach, approach shot; sclaff; shank; teeoff
Verbs	swing

swing > noun 8, act
Meaning	In baseball. A batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball.
Synonyms	baseball swing, cut
Broader	stroke, shot

swing > noun 9, act
Meaning	A square dance figure. A pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them.
Part of	square dance, square dancing
Broader	country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance

swing > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	The girls swing the wooden sticks
Examples	"swing a bat"
Broader	move, displace
Narrower	wind up
Nouns	swinger; swing; swing

swing > verb 2, motion
Meaning	Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Model	The wooden sticks swing
Synonyms	sway
Broader	move back and forth
Narrower	waver, weave; lash; oscillate, vibrate; brachiate
Nouns	swinger; swing

swing > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Change direction with a swinging motion. Turn.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"swing back"; "swing forward"
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote
Nouns	swing

swing > verb 4, social
Meaning	Influence decisively.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	swing over
Broader	influence, act upon, work

swing > verb 5, contact
Meaning	Make a big sweeping gesture or movement.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	sweep, swing out
Broader	wield, handle
Nouns	swing

swing > verb 6, stative
Meaning	Hang freely.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Model	The lights swing from the ceiling
Synonyms	dangle, drop
Broader	hang
Narrower	droop, loll
Nouns	swing; swinging

swing > verb 7, competition
Meaning	Hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
Broader	aim, take, train, take aim, direct
Nouns	swing

swing > verb 8, change
Meaning	Alternate dramatically between high and low values.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
Broader	change
Narrower	fluctuate, vacillate, waver

swing > verb 9, stative
Meaning	Live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"
Broader	live

swing > verb 10, stative
Meaning	Have a certain musical rhythm.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"The music has to swing"
Broader	be
Nouns	swing; swing

swing > verb 11, social
Meaning	Be a social swinger. Socialize a lot.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	get around
Broader	socialize, socialise

swing > verb 12, creation
Meaning	Play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Category	music
Broader	play
Nouns	swing

swing > verb 13, contact
Meaning	Engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Examples	"There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"
Broader	fornicate
Nouns	swinger