swing

Sense 1 noun

a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity

the party went with a swing

Sense 2 verb

move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

He swung his left fist

Sense 3 noun

mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

Sense 4 verb

move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

He swung back

Sense 5 noun

a sweeping blow or stroke

he took a wild swing at my head

Sense 6 verb

change direction with a swinging motion; turn

swing back

Sense 7 noun

changing location by moving back and forth

Sense 8 verb

influence decisively

This action swung many votes over to his side

Sense 9 noun

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

Sense 10 verb

make a big sweeping gesture or movement

Sense 11 noun

a jaunty rhythm in music

Sense 12 verb

hang freely

the ornaments dangled from the tree

Sense 13 noun

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

Sense 14 verb

hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement

The soccer player began to swing at the referee

Sense 15 noun

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

he took a vicious cut at the ball

Sense 16 verb

alternate dramatically between high and low values

his mood swings

Sense 17 noun

a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them

Sense 18 verb

live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style

The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely

Sense 19 verb

have a certain musical rhythm

The music has to swing

Sense 20 verb

be a social swinger; socialize a lot

Sense 21 verb

play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm

Sense 22 verb

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

There were many swinging couples in the 1960's