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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) action, activity, activeness (the state of being active) "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"

S: (n) state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes) "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)

S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))

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)

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"

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) move back and forth (move in one direction and then into the opposite direction)

S: (v) rock, sway, shake (move back and forth or sideways) "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
S: (v) swing, sway (move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner) "He swung back"
S: (v) flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver (move back and forth very rapidly) "the candle flickered"

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"