English dictionary
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English noun: swing | |||
| 1. | swing (state) a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity | ||
| Samples | The party went with a swing. It took time to get into the swing of things. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | action, activeness, activity | ||
| 2. | swing (artifact) mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mechanical device, plaything, toy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | trapeze | ||
| Part meronym | playground | ||
| 3. | swing (act) a sweeping blow or stroke | ||
| Samples | He took a wild swing at my head. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow | ||
| 4. | swing (act) changing location by moving back and forth | ||
| Synonyms | swinging, vacillation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion, move, movement | ||
| 5. | swing (communication) a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz | ||
| Synonyms | jive, swing music | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | jazz | ||
| 6. | swing (attribute) a jaunty rhythm in music | ||
| Synonyms | lilt | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rhythmicity | ||
| 7. | swing (act) the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it | ||
| Synonyms | golf shot, golf stroke | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shot, stroke | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | approach, approach shot, downswing, draw, drive, driving, explosion, fade, hook, hooking, putt, putting, sclaff, shank, slice, slicing, teeoff | ||
| 8. | swing (act) in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball | ||
| Samples | He took a vicious cut at the ball. | ||
| Synonyms | baseball swing, cut | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shot, stroke | ||
| 9. | swing (act) a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dancing, country-dance | ||
| Part meronym | square dance, square dancing | ||
English verb: swing | |||
| 1. | swing (motion) move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting | ||
| Samples | He swung his left fist. Swing a bat. | ||
| Examples | The girls swing the wooden sticks | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | wind up | ||
| 2. | swing (motion) move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner | ||
| Samples | He swung back. | ||
| Examples | The wooden sticks swing | ||
| Synonyms | sway | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move back and forth | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brachiate, lash, oscillate, vibrate, waver, weave | ||
| 3. | swing (motion) change direction with a swinging motion; turn | ||
| Samples | Swing back. Swing forward. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| 4. | swing (social) influence decisively | ||
| Samples | This action swung many votes over to his side. | ||
| Synonyms | swing over | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act upon, influence, work | ||
| 5. | swing (contact) make a big sweeping gesture or movement | ||
| Synonyms | sweep, swing out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | handle, manage, wield | ||
| 6. | swing (stative) hang freely | ||
| Samples | The ornaments dangled from the tree. The light dropped from the ceiling. | ||
| Examples | The lights swing from the ceiling | ||
| Synonyms | dangle, drop | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hang | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | droop, loll | ||
| 7. | swing (competition) hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement | ||
| Samples | The soccer player began to swing at the referee. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aim, direct, take, take aim, train | ||
| 8. | swing (change) alternate dramatically between high and low values | ||
| Samples | His mood swings. The market is swinging up and down. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fluctuate, vacillate, waver | ||
| 9. | swing (stative) live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style | ||
| Samples | The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | live | ||
| 10. | swing (stative) have a certain musical rhythm | ||
| Samples | The music has to swing. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| 11. | swing (social) be a social swinger; socialize a lot | ||
| Synonyms | get around | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | socialise, socialize | ||
| 12. | swing (creation) play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
| 13. | swing (contact) engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends | ||
| Samples | There were many swinging couples in the 1960's. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fornicate | ||
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