Noun

• S: (n) 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"
• S: (n) swing (mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth)
• S: (n) swing (a sweeping blow or stroke) "he took a wild swing at my head"
• S: (n) swing, swinging, vacillation (changing location by moving back and forth)
• S: (n) swing, swing music, jive (a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz)
• S: (n) lilt, swing (a jaunty rhythm in music)
• S: (n) golf stroke, golf shot, swing (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)
• S: (n) baseball swing, swing, cut (in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball) "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
• S: (n) swing (a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them)

Verb

• S: (v) swing (move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting) "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
• S: (v) swing, sway (move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner) "He swung back"
• S: (v) swing (change direction with a swinging motion; turn) "swing back"; "swing forward"
• S: (v) swing, swing over (influence decisively) "This action swung many votes over to his side"
• S: (v) swing, sweep, swing out (make a big sweeping gesture or movement)
• S: (v) dangle, swing, drop (hang freely) "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
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• S: (v) hang (be suspended or hanging) "The flag hung on the wall"
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• S: (v) swing (hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement) "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
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• S: (v) aim, take, train, take aim, direct (point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards) "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
• S: (v) target, aim, place, direct, point (intend (something) to move towards a certain goal) "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
• S: (v) draw a bead on (aim with a gun) "The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit"
• S: (v) hold (aim, point, or direct) "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames"
• S: (v) turn (direct at someone) "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car"
• S: (v) swing (hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement) "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
• S: (v) charge, level, point (direct into a position for use) "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"
• S: (v) level (aim at) "level criticism or charges at somebody"
• S: (v) sight (take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device))
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• S: (v) swing (alternate dramatically between high and low values) "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
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• S: (v) swing (live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style) "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"
• S: (v) swing (have a certain musical rhythm) "The music has to swing"
• S: (v) swing, get around (be a social swinger; socialize a lot)
• S: (v) swing (play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm)
• S: (v) swing (engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends) "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"