Swing - Definition

n 1: 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"
2: mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone
swinging back and forth
3: a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
4: changing location by moving back and forth [syn: swing,
swinging, vacillation]
5: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s;
flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
[syn: swing, swing music, jive]
6: a jaunty rhythm in music [syn: lilt, swing]
7: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually)
hitting it [syn: golf stroke, golf shot, swing]
8: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he
took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: baseball swing,
swing, cut]
9: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance
around a point between them
v 1: move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting;
"He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
2: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"
[syn: swing, sway]
3: change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back";
"swing forward"
4: influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to
his side" [syn: swing, swing over]
5: make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: swing,
sweep, swing out]
6: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The
light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: dangle, swing,
drop]
7: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer
player began to swing at the referee"
8: alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood
swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
9: live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock
generation attempted to swing freely"
10: have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing"
11: be a social swinger; socialize a lot [syn: swing, get
around]
12: play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
13: engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or
wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples in
the 1960's"