swing
1. a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity (Freq. 1)
- the party went with a swing
- it took time to get into the swing of things
• Hypernyms:
action, activity, activeness
2. mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
mechanical device, plaything, toy
• Hyponyms:
trapeze
• Part Holonyms:
playground
3. a sweeping blow or stroke (Freq. 1)
- he took a wild swing at my head
• Hypernyms:
blow
4. changing location by moving back and forth (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
swinging, vacillation
• Derivationally related forms:
vacillate (for: vacillation), swing (for: swinging)
• Hypernyms:
motion, movement, move
5. in baseball;
a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- he took a vicious cut at the ball
• Syn:
baseball swing, cut
• Hypernyms:
stroke, shot
6. a jaunty rhythm in music
• Syn:
lilt
• Derivationally related forms:
swingy, lilt (for: lilt)
• Hypernyms:
rhythmicity
7. a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s;
flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
• Syn:
swing music, jive
• Derivationally related forms:
jive (for: jive), swingy
• Hypernyms:
jazz
8. the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
• Syn:
golf stroke, golf shot
• Hypernyms:
stroke, shot
• Hyponyms:
downswing, slice, fade, slicing, hook,
draw, hooking, drive, driving, explosion, putt,
putting, approach, approach shot, sclaff, shank, teeoff
9. a square dance figure;
a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
• Hypernyms:
country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance
• Part Holonyms:
square dance, square dancing
1. move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting (Freq. 35)
- He swung his left fist
- swing a bat
• Derivationally related forms:
swinger
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
wind up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- The girls swing the wooden sticks
2. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (Freq. 15)
- He swung back
• Syn:
sway
• Derivationally related forms:
sway (for: sway), swinger
• Hypernyms:
move back and forth
• Hyponyms:
waver, weave, lash, oscillate, vibrate, brachiate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- The wooden sticks swing
3. change direction with a swinging motion;
turn (Freq. 6)
- swing back
- swing forward
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
4. influence decisively (Freq. 4)
- This action swung many votes over to his side
• Syn:
swing over
• Hypernyms:
influence, act upon, work
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
5. make a big sweeping gesture or movement (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
sweep, swing out
• Derivationally related forms:
sweep (for: sweep)
• Hypernyms:
wield, handle, manage
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
6. hang freely (Freq. 2)
- the ornaments dangled from the tree
- The light dropped from the ceiling
• Syn:
dangle, drop
• Derivationally related forms:
swinging
• Hypernyms:
hang
• Hyponyms:
droop, loll
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- The lights swing from the ceiling
7. hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement (Freq. 2)
- The soccer player began to swing at the referee
• Hypernyms:
aim, take, train, take aim, direct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
8. alternate dramatically between high and low values (Freq. 2)
- his mood swings
- the market is swinging up and down
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
fluctuate, vacillate, waver
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
9. live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style (Freq. 1)
- The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely
• Hypernyms:
live
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
10. have a certain musical rhythm
- The music has to swing
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
11. be a social swinger;
socialize a lot
• Syn:
get around
• Hypernyms:
socialize, socialise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
12. play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
play
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
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
• Derivationally related forms:
swinger
• Hypernyms:
fornicate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
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