swing
swing
- n 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 - n mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
- n a sweeping blow or stroke
he took a wild swing at my head - n changing location by moving back and forth
- n a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
- n a jaunty rhythm in music
- n the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
- n in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- n a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
- v move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
swing a bat - v move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
- v change direction with a swinging motion; turn
swing back
swing forward - v influence decisively
- v make a big sweeping gesture or movement
- v hang freely
- v hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
The soccer player began to swing at the referee - v alternate dramatically between high and low values
his mood swings
the market is swinging up and down - v live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely - v have a certain musical rhythm
The music has to swing - v be a social swinger; socialize a lot
- v play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
- v engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
There were many swinging couples in the 1960's
- That produced more consistently straight shots than the old swing, in which Woods rolled his wrists earlier.
- A new PTI poll shows John McCain and Sarah Palin are winning over the swing voters that both sides need in November.
- Campaigns are hungry to win swing votes, but pinning them down isn't easy.