swing
/swɪŋ/
पिङ्ग, घुमाउनु
noun
1. swing
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. swing
mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
3. swing
a sweeping blow or stroke
"he took a wild swing at my head"
4. swinging, vacillation
changing location by moving back and forth
5. swing music, jive
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s
flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
6. lilt
a jaunty rhythm in music
7. golf stroke, golf shot
the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
8. baseball swing, cut
in baseball
a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
"he took a vicious cut at the ball"
9. swing
a square dance figure
a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
verb
1. swing
move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
"He swung his left fist"
"swing a bat"
2. sway
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
"He swung back"
3. swing
change direction with a swinging motion
turn
"swing back"
"swing forward"
4. swing over
influence decisively
"This action swung many votes over to his side"
5. sweep, swing out
make a big sweeping gesture or movement
6. dangle, drop
hang freely
"the ornaments dangled from the tree"
"The light dropped from the ceiling"
7. swing
hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
"The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
8. swing
alternate dramatically between high and low values
"his mood swings"
"the market is swinging up and down"
9. swing
live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
"The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"
10. swing
have a certain musical rhythm
"The music has to swing"
11. get around
be a social swinger
socialize a lot
12. swing
play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
13. swing
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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