swing

[[t]swɪŋ[/t]]

v. swung, swing•ing,

1) to cause to move to and fro or oscillate, as something suspended from above

2) to cause to move or turn in alternate directions or in either direction on a fixed point or axis, as a door on hinges

3) to move (the hand or something held) with an oscillating or rotary movement

4) to cause to move in a curve:

I swung the car into the driveway[/ex]

5) to suspend so as to hang freely, as a hammock

6) inf Informal. to sway, influence, or manage as desired:

to swing a business deal[/ex]

7) to change or shift (one's interest, opinion, support, etc.)

8) mad to play (a piece of music) in the style of swing

9) aer. to pull or turn (the propeller of an aircraft) by hand, esp. in order to start the engine

10) to move or sway to and fro, as a pendulum or other suspended object

11) to move to and fro in a swing

12) to move or turn in alternate directions or in either direction on a fixed point or axis

13) to move in a curve, as around a corner

14) to move with a free, swaying motion

15) to be suspended so as to hang freely, as a hammock

16) to move by grasping a support with the hands and drawing up the arms

17) to change or shift one's attention, interest, opinion, etc

18) to hit at with the hand or something grasped in the hand

19) cvb sts Slang.

a) to be lively, fashionable, or trendy

b) to engage uninhibitedly in sexual activities

c) (esp. of married couples) to exchange partners for sexual activities

20) inf Informal. to die by hanging

21) the act or manner of swinging

22) the amount or extent of such movement

23) a curving movement or course

24) a moving of the body with a free, swaying motion

25) a blow or stroke with the hand or an object grasped in the hands

26) a change or shift in attitude, opinion, behavior, etc

27) a steady, marked rhythm or movement, as of verse

28) a regular upward or downward movement in the price of a security or in any business activity

29) freedom of action

30) active operation; progression:

to get into the swing of things[/ex]

31) something that is swung or that swings

32) a seat suspended from above by means of a loop of rope or between ropes or rods, on which one may sit and swing to and fro for recreation

33) mad a style of jazz often played by a large dance band and marked by a smooth beat and flowing phrasing

34) gov capable of determining the outcome, as of an election:

the swing vote[/ex]

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- in full swing

Etymology: bef. 900; ME (v.), OE swingan, c. OHG swingan