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swing

noun
  1. changing location by moving back and forth
    vacillationswinging
  2. a square dance figure
    promenade
  3. in baseball
    cutbaseball swing
  4. the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
    golf strokegolf shot
  5. a sweeping blow or stroke
    “They took a wild swing at my head.”
  6. mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
  7. a jaunty rhythm in music
    lilt
  8. a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s
    swing musicjive
  9. a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
    “the party went with a swing”
verb
  1. alternate dramatically between high and low values
    “Their mood swings almost manically.”
  2. hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
    “The soccer player began to swing at the referee”
  3. engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
    “There were many swinging couples in the 1960's”
  4. make a big sweeping gesture or movement
    sweepswing out
  5. play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
  6. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
    sway
  7. change direction with a swinging motion
  8. move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
  9. be a social swinger
    get around
  10. influence decisively
    swing over
  11. live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
    “The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely”
  12. hang freely
    drop
  13. have a certain musical rhythm
    “The music has to swing”