Definition of swing | What does swing mean?
What is the definition of the word SWING?
Here is a list of definitions for swing.
- 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"
- mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
- a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
- changing location by moving back and forth
- a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
- a jaunty rhythm in music
- the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
- a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
What are the verbs of the word SWING?
Here is a list of definitions for swing.
- move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
- move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"
- change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward"
- influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side"
- make a big sweeping gesture or movement
- hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
- hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
- alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
- live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"
- have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing"
- be a social swinger; socialize a lot
- play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
- engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"
What are the synonyms of the word SWING?
What is another word for SWING?. Here is a list of synonyms for SWING
Words beginning with SWING?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with SWING.
- swingy
- swingtrees
- swingtree
- swings
- swingometers
- swingometer
- swingmen
- swingman
- swinglings
- swingling
- swingletrees
- swingletree
- swingles
- swingled
- swingle
- swingisms
- swingism
- swingings
- swingingly
- swingingest
- swinging
- swingiest
- swingier
- swinges
- swingers
- swinger
- swingeingly
- swingeing
- swinged
- swinge
- swingbys
- swingby
- swingboats
- swingboat
- swingbeats
- swingbeat
- swing
In which dictionaries does the word swing exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes