Meaning of swing | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act, or an instance, of swinging.
   countable, uncountable
2. A surname.
3. hammock
4. The manner in which something is swung.
   countable, uncountable
5. The sweep or compass of a swinging body.
   countable, uncountable
6. rocking chair
7. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
   countable, uncountable
8. third-person singular present indicative
9. A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
   countable, uncountable
10. second-person singular imperative
11. An energetic and acrobatic late-1930s partner-based dance style, also known as jitterbug and lindy-hop.
    countable, uncountable
12. The genre of music associated with this dance style.
    countable, uncountable
13. The amount of change towards or away from something.
    countable, uncountable
14. In an election, the increase or decrease in the number of votes for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party.
    countable, uncountable
15. Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
    countable, uncountable
16. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
    countable, uncountable
17. In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.
    countable, uncountable
18. A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.
    countable, uncountable
19. The maximum amount of change that has occurred or can occur; the sum of the maximum changes in any direction.
    countable, uncountable
20. Free course; unrestrained liberty.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
21. Influence or power of anything put in motion.
    countable, uncountable
22. A type of hook with the arm more extended.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“For a time he kept to the ground, but finally, discovering no spoor indicative of nearby meat, he took to the trees. With the first dizzy swing from tree to tree all the old joy of living swept over him. Vain regrets and dull heartache were forgotten. Now was he living. Now, indeed, was the true happiness of perfect freedom his.”

“He worked tirelessly to improve his golf swing.”

“Door swing indicates direction the door opens.”

“the swing of a pendulum”

“Improve your golf swing by taking your mate to the driving range. If you're good, you can show off and give her some tips. If you stink, play it for laughs.”

“To Edward […] he was terrible, nerve-inflaming, poisonously asphyxiating. He sat rocking himself in the late Mr. Churchill's swing chair, smoking and twaddling.”

“A German court has ruled that a landlord was within her rights to evict a man for persistently using a squeaky swing set as a sex prop in his flat late at night.”

“It makes no diff'rence / if it's sweet or hot. / Just give that rhythm / ev'rything you've got! / It don't mean a thing / if it ain't got that swing.”

“Miss Pole came round with a swing to as vehement a belief in the sorrowful tale as she had been sceptical before […]”

“The polls showed a wide swing to Labour.”

“I started as a swing. I mostly played Joanne and Mrs. Jefferson, the “Seasons of Love” soloist. I closed it out. So I was there for about the last four or five years.”

“Jesus' finishing has been one of the main concerns - since the start of last season the 23-year-old has underperformed his Premier League expected goals tally by 6.97goals ^([sic]) (in short, he has scored seven fewer goals than would be expected from the chances presented to him). In contrast, Haaland is overperforming by 6.83 goals since joining Dortmund, which is almost a 14-goal swing between the pair.”

“Take thy swing.”

“To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle on the full swing of his genius.”

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