1.a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity;
the party went with a swing
2.mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
3.a sweeping blow or stroke;
he took a wild swing at my head
4.changing location by moving back and forth
5.a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
6.a jaunty rhythm in music
7.the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
8.in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball;
he took a vicious cut at the ball
9.a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
1.move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting;
He swung his left fist
2.move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner;
He swung back
3.change direction with a swinging motion; turn;
swing back
4.influence decisively;
This action swung many votes over to his side
5.make a big sweeping gesture or movement
6.hang freely;
the ornaments dangled from the tree
7.hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement;
The soccer player began to swing at the referee
8.alternate dramatically between high and low values;
his mood swings
9.live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style;
The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely
10. have a certain musical rhythm;
The music has to swing
11. be a social swinger; socialize a lot
12. play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
13. engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends;
There were many swinging couples in the 1960's