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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)

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) 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"

S: (v) sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk (have sexual intercourse with) "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"

S: (v) copulate, mate, pair, couple (engage in sexual intercourse) "Birds mate in the Spring"

S: (v) join, conjoin (make contact or come together) "The two roads join here"

S: (v) connect, link, tie, link up (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces) "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"