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in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"

hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"

be a social swinger; socialize a lot

move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"

have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing"

changing location by moving back and forth

a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them

a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"

mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

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"

hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"

influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side"

alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"

engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"

play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm

change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward"

move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"

in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"

hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"

be a social swinger; socialize a lot

move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"

have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing"

changing location by moving back and forth

a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them

a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"

mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

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"

hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"

influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side"

To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.

To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open.

To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure. See Swing, n., 3.

To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.

To be hanged.

To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other.

To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to manage; as, to swing a business.

To admit or turn (anything) for the purpose of shaping it; -- said of a lathe; as, the lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter.

The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum.

Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing.

A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope, the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is produced for amusement or exercise.

Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.

Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.

Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.

To move to and fro while hanging, as the pendulum of a clock; to turn on, or as on, a hinge, or axis; as, the gate swings open; to go along with a loose, free, swaying gait; as, the soldiers swung around the corner; to use a swing.

To cause to move to and fro; brandish; as, to swing a cane; cause to turn or wheel about; as, to swing a ship about; put up so as to hang freely; as, to swing a hammock.

The act of swinging; swaying motion from side to side; distance through which an object swings; loose, free gait; an apparatus, usually a rope bearing a seat, for swinging to and fro; full course or freedom; as, to give full swing to imagination.

Swung.

Swinging.

Swinging.

To sway or wave to and fro, as a body hanging in air: to vibrate: to practice swinging: to turn round at anchor: to be hanged.

To move to and fro: to cause to wave or vibrate: to whirl, to brandish:-pa.t. and pa.p. swung.

The act of swinging: motion to and fro: a waving motion: anything suspended for swinging in: the sweep or compass of a swinging body: power of anything swinging: free course.

Act of swinging; motion to and fro; sweep of a swinging body; apparatus for swinging; free course.

To cause to swing; whirl; brandish.

To sway to and fro, as a body hanging free; to vibrate; move or float.

To move to and fro while suspended; move or wave rhythmically.

To turn, as on a pivot; wheel; turn about.

The action of swinging.

A free swaying motion.

A contrivance with a seat, on which a person may swing as a pastime.

Free course; compass; sweep.

A waving or vibratory motion; oscillation; motion from one side to the other; a rope or other thing suspended to swing on; influence of a body in motion; unrestrained liberty or license; the sweep of a moving body.

To make to play loosely; to cause to wave or vibrate; to move to and fro; to brandish.

To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air with unrestrained tendency to vibrate; to practise swinging; to turn round an anchor, as a ship; to be hanged.

To cause to wave or vibrate; to wave loosely; to whirl round; to move to and fro; to change position at anchor, as a ship at each turn of the tide; in low language, to be hanged.

Motion from one side to the other; a waving motion; an apparatus to swing in or from; unrestrained liberty or licence; the sweep of a moving body.

n. Act of swinging ; vibratory motion; oscillation ;-motion from one side to the other;-a line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which any thing may swing;-influence or power of a body put in motion ;-free course ;-unrestrained liberty or license.