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swing - changing location by moving back and forth |
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swinging,
vacillation |
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move,
motion,
movement the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
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swing - mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth |
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mechanical device mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
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plaything,
toy an artifact designed to be played with
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playground yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play
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trapeze a swing used by circus acrobats
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swing - a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head" |
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blow forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
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swing - a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz |
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jive |
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jazz a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands
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swing - a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them |
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contra danse,
contradance,
contredanse,
country-dance,
country dancing a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
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square dance,
square dancing American country dancing in which couples form squares
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swing - 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" |
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activeness,
activity,
action the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age"
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swing - move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back" |
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sway |
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move back and forth move in one direction and then into the opposite direction
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weave,
waver interlace by or as if by weaving
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lash bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"
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oscillate,
vibrate move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"
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brachiate swing from one hold to the next; "the monkeys brachiate"
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swing - move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat" |
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displace,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
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wind up give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching
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swing - make a big sweeping gesture or movement |
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sweep |
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wield,
handle,
manage handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
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swing - play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm |
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play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
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music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
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swing - have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing" |
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be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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swing - alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down" |
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change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
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vacillate,
fluctuate,
waver be unstable; "The stock market fluctuates"
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swing - hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee" |
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take aim,
aim,
train,
direct,
take propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
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swing - 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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fornicate have sex without being married
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swing - change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward" |
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locomote,
travel,
move,
go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
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swing - be a social swinger; socialize a lot |
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socialise,
socialize make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!"
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swing - influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side" |
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act upon,
influence,
work have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
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swing - live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely" |
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live lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"
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