swing
swinging
vacillation | changing location by moving back and forth |
| swing | a square dance figure, a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them |
baseball swing
swing cut | in baseball, a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball, he took a vicious cut at the ball |
golf stroke
golf shot
swing | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it |
| swing | a sweeping blow or stroke, he took a wild swing at my head |
| swing | mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth |
swing door
swinging door | a door that swings on a double hinge, opens in either direction |
lilt
swing | a jaunty rhythm in music |
swing swing music
jive | a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the s, flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz |
swing voter
floating voter | a voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the other |
Goodman
Benny Goodman
Benjamin David Goodman
King of Swing | United States clarinetist who in formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (-) |
| 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 |
evening shift
swing shift | the work shift during the evening (as p.m. to midnight) |
| swing | alternate dramatically between high and low values, his mood swings, the market is swinging up and down |
| swing | hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement, The soccer player began to swing at the referee |
| swing | engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends, There were many swinging couples in the's |
swing
sweep swing out | make a big sweeping gesture or movement |
| swing | play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm |
swing
sway | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner, He swung back |
| swing | change direction with a swinging motion, turn, swing back, swing forward |
swing around
swing about
turn around | turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically, He turned around to face his opponent, My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake |
| swing | move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting, He swung his left fist, swing a bat |
swing
get around | be a social swinger, socialize a lot |
| swing swing over | influence decisively, This action swung many votes over to his side |
| swing | live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style, The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely |
dangle
swing
drop | hang freely, the ornaments dangled from the tree, The light dropped from the ceiling |
| swing | have a certain musical rhythm, The music has to swing |
in full swing
in full action | proceeding with full vigor, the party was in full swing |