swing (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 22 senses of the word *swing*:
VERB	motion	swing	move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
motion	swing, sway	move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
motion	swing	change direction with a swinging motion
social	swing, swing over	influence decisively
contact	swing, sweep, swing out	make a big sweeping gesture or movement
stative	swing, dangle, drop	hang freely
competition	swing	hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
change	swing	alternate dramatically between high and low values
stative	swing	live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
stative	swing	have a certain musical rhythm
social	swing, get around	be a social swinger
creation	swing	play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
contact	swing	engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
NOUN	state	swing	a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
artifact	swing	mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
act	swing	a sweeping blow or stroke
act	swing, swinging, vacillation	changing location by moving back and forth
communication	swing, swing music, jive	a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s
attribute	swing, lilt	a jaunty rhythm in music
act	swing, golf stroke, golf shot	the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
act	swing, baseball swing, cut	in baseball
act	swing	a square dance figure

swing > pronunciation
Sounds	swih'ng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *swing*: 22 senses > 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	The state of being active

English > *swing*: 22 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth.
Part of	playground	Yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play
Narrower	trapeze	A swing used by circus acrobats
Broader	mechanical device	mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
Broader	plaything, toy	An artifact designed to be played with
Spanish	columpio
Catalan	gronxador
Verbs	swing	hang freely

English > *swing*: 22 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	A sweeping blow or stroke.
Example	"he took a wild swing at my head"
Broader	blow	A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
Spanish	golpe brusco
Verbs	swing	hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
	swing	make a big sweeping gesture or movement
	swing	move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

English > *swing*: 22 senses > noun 4, act
Meaning	changing location by moving back and forth.
Synonyms	swinging, vacillation
Broader	motion, movement, move	The act of changing location from one place to another
Spanish	balanceo, intercambio de pareja, oscilación, vacilación, vaivén
Catalan	borneig, vacil·lació, vaivé
Verbs	swing	move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
Verbs	swing	change direction with a swinging motion

English > *swing*: 22 senses > 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	A genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
Spanish	swing
Catalan	swing
Adjectives	swingy	characterized by a buoyant rhythm
Verbs	swing	have a certain musical rhythm

English > *swing*: 22 senses > noun 6, attribute
Meaning	A jaunty rhythm in music.
Synonym	lilt
Broader	rhythmicity	The rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music
Spanish	melodía, tonillo
Adjectives	swingy	characterized by a buoyant rhythm
Verbs	swing	play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
Verbs	swing	have a certain musical rhythm

English > *swing*: 22 senses > noun 7, act
Meaning	The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it.
Synonyms	golf stroke, golf shot
Narrower	approach, approach shot	A relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
	downswing	A swing downward of a golf club
	drive, driving	hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
	explosion	A golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
	hook, draw, hooking	A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
	putt, putting	hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
	sclaff	A poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball
	shank	A poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
	slice, fade, slicing	A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
	teeoff	The act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole
Broader	stroke, shot	(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
Verbs	swing	move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

English > *swing*: 22 senses > noun 8, act
Meaning	In baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball.
Synonyms	baseball swing, cut
Broader	stroke, shot	(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

English > *swing*: 22 senses > 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	American country dancing in which couples form squares
Broader	country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance	A type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
Spanish	swing

English > *swing*: 22 senses > 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
Example	"swing a bat"
Narrower	wind up	Give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching
Broader	move, displace	Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Spanish	balancear, mecer
Catalan	balancejar, bressar, gronxar, gronxolar
Nouns	swing	the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
	swing	a sweeping blow or stroke
	swinger	someone who swings sports implements

English > *swing*: 22 senses > verb 2, motion
Meaning	Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Model	The wooden sticks swing
Synonym	sway
Narrower	brachiate	swing from one hold to the next
	lash	Lash or flick about sharply
	oscillate, vibrate	Move or swing from side to side regularly
	waver, weave	sway to and fro
Broader	move back and forth	Move in one direction and then into the opposite direction
Spanish	columpiarse, contonearse, inclinarse
Catalan	contornejar-se, culejar, engronsar-se, gronxar-se, inclinar-se
Nouns	swing	changing location by moving back and forth
Nouns	swinger	someone who swings sports implements

English > *swing*: 22 senses > 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	change location
Nouns	swing	changing location by moving back and forth

English > *swing*: 22 senses > verb 4, social
Meaning	Influence decisively.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonym	swing over
Broader	influence, act upon, work	Have and exert influence or effect

English > *swing*: 22 senses > 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, manage	Handle effectively
Spanish	balancear, columpiar, mecer
Catalan	balancejar-se, bressar, gronxar-se, gronxar, gronxolar, penjar
Nouns	swing	a sweeping blow or stroke

English > *swing*: 22 senses > verb 6, stative
Meaning	hang freely.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Model	The lights swing from the ceiling
Synonyms	dangle, drop
Narrower	droop, loll	hang loosely or laxly
Broader	hang	Be suspended or hanging
Spanish	balancearse, caer, columpearse, columpiarse, pender
Catalan	balancejar-se, gronxar-se, gronxolar
Nouns	swing	mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
Nouns	swinging	changing location by moving back and forth

English > *swing*: 22 senses > verb 7, competition
Meaning	hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Example	"The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
Broader	aim, take, train, take aim, direct	Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
Nouns	swing	a sweeping blow or stroke

English > *swing*: 22 senses > 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"
Narrower	fluctuate, vacillate, waver	Move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
Broader	change	Undergo a change

English > *swing*: 22 senses > verb 9, stative
Meaning	Live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Example	"The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"
Broader	live	Lead a certain kind of life

English > *swing*: 22 senses > verb 10, stative
Meaning	Have a certain musical rhythm.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"The music has to swing"
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Nouns	swing	a jaunty rhythm in music
Nouns	swing	a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s

English > *swing*: 22 senses > verb 11, social
Meaning	Be a social swinger; socialize a lot.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonym	get around
Broader	socialize, socialise	take part in social activities
Spanish	mariposear

English > *swing*: 22 senses > verb 12, creation
Meaning	Play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Category	music	An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
Broader	play	Play on an instrument
Nouns	swing	a jaunty rhythm in music

English > *swing*: 22 senses > verb 13, contact
Meaning	Engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Example	"There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"
Broader	fornicate	have sex without being married
Nouns	swinger	a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex

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