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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) jazz (a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles)

S: (n) scat, scat singing (singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument)
S: (n) bop, bebop (an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940))
S: (n) boogie, boogie-woogie (an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano))
S: (n) cool jazz (jazz that is restrained and fluid and marked by intricate harmonic structures often lagging slightly behind the beat)
S: (n) funk (an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar)
S: (n) hot jazz (jazz that is emotionally charged and intense and marked by strong rhythms and improvisation)
S: (n) modern jazz, new jazz, neo jazz (any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940)
S: (n) trad (traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s)

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)

W: (adj) swingy [Related to: swing] (characterized by a buoyant rhythm) "an easy lilting stride"; "the flute broke into a light lilting air"; "a swinging pace"; "a graceful swingy walk"; "a tripping singing measure"
W: (v) swing [Related to: swing] (have a certain musical rhythm) "The music has to swing"
W: (v) jive [Related to: jive] (dance to jive music; dance the jive)

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)

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"
S: (v) swing (hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement) "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
S: (v) swing (alternate dramatically between high and low values) "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
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"