Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: baseball_swing, swing, swing_music, swing_out, swing_over, swinging

'swing'

[swing.n.01] as in: a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity

Examples:
the party went with a swing
it took time to get into the swing of things

'swing'

[swing.n.02] as in: mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

'swing'

[swing.n.03] as in: a sweeping blow or stroke

Examples:
he took a wild swing at my head

'swing'

[swing.n.04] as in: changing location by moving back and forth

'swing'

[swing.n.05] as in: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

'swing'

[lilt.n.01] as in: a jaunty rhythm in music

'swing'

[golf_stroke.n.01] as in: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

'swing'

[baseball_swing.n.01] as in: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

Examples:
he took a vicious cut at the ball

'swing'

[swing.n.09] as in: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them

'swing'

[swing.v.01] as in: move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

Examples:
He swung his left fist
swing a bat

'swing'

[swing.v.02] as in: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

Examples:
He swung back

'swing'

[swing.v.03] as in: change direction with a swinging motion; turn

Examples:
swing back
swing forward

'swing'

[swing.v.04] as in: influence decisively

Examples:
This action swung many votes over to his side

'swing'

[swing.v.05] as in: make a big sweeping gesture or movement

'swing'

[dangle.v.01] as in: hang freely

Examples:
the ornaments dangled from the tree
The light dropped from the ceiling

'swing'

[swing.v.07] as in: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement

Examples:
The soccer player began to swing at the referee

'swing'

[swing.v.08] as in: alternate dramatically between high and low values

Examples:
his mood swings
the market is swinging up and down

'swing'

[swing.v.09] as in: live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style

Examples:
The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely

'swing'

[swing.v.10] as in: have a certain musical rhythm

Examples:
The music has to swing

'swing'

[swing.v.11] as in: be a social swinger; socialize a lot

'swing'

[swing.v.12] as in: play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm

'swing'

[swing.v.13] as in: engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends

Examples:
There were many swinging couples in the 1960's

Origins

					swing (English)
└── swingen (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── swingan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))