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