swing [ swʌŋ ]

• n.
  • a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity

    "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things"

  • mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
  • a sweeping blow or stroke

    "he took a wild swing at my head"

  • changing location by moving back and forth

    同义词： swinging vacillation

  • a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

    同义词： swing music jive

  • a jaunty rhythm in music

    同义词： lilt

  • the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

    同义词： golf stroke golf shot

  • in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

    同义词： baseball swing cut

  • a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
• v.
  • move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

    "swing a bat"

  • move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

    同义词： sway

  • change direction with a swinging motion; turn

    "swing back"; "swing forward"

  • influence decisively

    同义词： swing over

  • make a big sweeping gesture or movement

    同义词： sweep swing out

  • hang freely

    同义词： dangle drop

  • hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement

    "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"

  • alternate dramatically between high and low values

    "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"

  • live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style

    "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"

  • have a certain musical rhythm

    "The music has to swing"

  • be a social swinger; socialize a lot

    同义词： get around

  • play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
  • engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends

    "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"

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