Swing Definition
swĭng
swinging, swings, swung
verb
swinging, swings, swung
To sway or move backward and forward with regular movement, as a freely hanging object or a ship at anchor; oscillate.
Webster's New World
To walk, trot, etc. with freely swaying, relaxed movements of the limbs.
Webster's New World
To hit at something with a sweeping motion of the arm.
Swung at the ball.
American Heritage
To deliver or aim a blow; strike (at)
Webster's New World
To hang; be suspended.
Webster's New World
noun
swings
The act or process of swinging.
Webster's New World
The arc, or the length of the arc, through which something swings.
The swing of a pendulum.
Webster's New World
The manner of swinging; specif., the manner of striking with a golf club, baseball bat, the arm, etc.
Webster's New World
Freedom to do as one wishes or is naturally inclined.
Given full swing in the matter.
Webster's New World
A sweeping blow or stroke.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- vibration
- stroke
- rhythm
- undulation
- beat
- lilt
- oscillation
- sway
- without restraint
- without reserve
- animated
- vigorous
- lively
- fluctuation
- motion
adjective
Of, in, or playing swing (music)
Webster's New World
Determining an outcome; decisive.
The swing vote.
American Heritage
Of or having the ability to sway an election or vote.
Independents were the majority of the swing vote.
Webster's New World
idiom
in full swing
- At the highest level of activity or operation.
American Heritage
in full swing
- in complete and active operation
- going on without reserve or restraint
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Swing
Noun
Singular:
swingPlural:
swingsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Swing
Origin of Swing
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From Middle English swingen, from Old English swingan, from Proto-Germanic *swinganą (cf. Low German swingen, German schwingen 'to brandish', Swedish svinga), from Proto-Indo-European *su̯eng- (cf. Scottish Gaelic seang 'thin').
From Wiktionary
Middle English swingen to beat, brandish from Old English swingan to flog, strike, swing
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the above verb.
From Wiktionary
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