Meaning & Definition of Swing in English

1. 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"

2. Mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

3. A sweeping blow or stroke

• "He took a wild swing at my head"

4. Changing location by moving back and forth

5. A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s

• Flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

6. A jaunty rhythm in music

7. The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

8. In baseball

• A batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

• "He took a vicious cut at the ball"

9. A square dance figure

• A pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them

1. Move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

• "He swung his left fist"

• "Swing a bat"

2. Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

• "He swung back"

3. Change direction with a swinging motion

• Turn

• "Swing back"

• "Swing forward"

4. Influence decisively

• "This action swung many votes over to his side"

5. Make a big sweeping gesture or movement

6. Hang freely

• "The ornaments dangled from the tree"

• "The light dropped from the ceiling"

7. Hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement

• "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"

8. Alternate dramatically between high and low values

• "His mood swings"

• "The market is swinging up and down"

9. Live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style

• "The woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"

10. Have a certain musical rhythm

• "The music has to swing"

11. Be a social swinger

• Socialize a lot

12. Play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm

13. Engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends

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