swing
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: supports 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: {swinging}]
5: a jaunty rhythm in music [syn: {lilt}]
6: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually)
hitting it [syn: {golf stroke}, {golf shot}]
7: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he
took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: {baseball swing}, {cut}]
8: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s;
flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
[syn: {swing music}, {jive}]
9: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and
dance around a point between them
v 1: move in a curve; "He swung his left fist"
2: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung
back" [syn: {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 over}]
5: make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: {sweep}, {swing
out}]
6: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The
light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: {dangle}, {drop}]
7: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer
player began to swing at the referee"
8: change drastically "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: be a social swinger; socialize a lot [syn: {get around}]