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swings swings definition

swings


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  swing 
 
  4  of  10  senses  of  swing 
 
  Sense  1 
  swing 
  =>  wind  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  swing,  sway 
  =>  waver,  weave 
  =>  lash 
  =>  oscillate,  vibrate 
  =>  brachiate 
 
  Sense  6 
  dangle,  swing,  drop 
  =>  droop,  loll 
 
  Sense  8 
  swing 
  =>  fluctuate,  vacillate,  waver 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  swing 
 
  4  of  10  senses  of  swing 
 
  Sense  1 
  swing 
  =>  wind  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  swing,  sway 
  =>  waver,  weave 
  =>  lash 
  =>  oscillate,  vibrate 
  =>  hunt 
  =>  librate 
  =>  brachiate 
 
  Sense  6 
  dangle,  swing,  drop 
  =>  droop,  loll 
 
  Sense  8 
  swing 
  =>  fluctuate,  vacillate,  waver 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  swing 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  swing 
 
  10  senses  of  swing 
 
  Sense  1 
  swing 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Sense  2 
  swing,  sway 
  =>  move  back  and  forth 
 
  Sense  3 
  swing 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  4 
  swing,  swing  over 
  =>  influence,  act  upon  work 
 
  Sense  5 
  swing,  sweep,  swing  out 
  =>  wield,  handle 
 
  Sense  6 
  dangle,  swing,  drop 
  =>  hang 
 
  Sense  7 
  swing 
  =>  aim  take  train,  take  aim  direct 
 
  Sense  8 
  swing 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  9 
  swing 
  =>  live 
 
  Sense  10 
  swing,  get  around 
  =>  socialize 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  swing 
 
  swing  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  10) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  swing 
 
  Sense  1 
  swing 
  =>  move  displace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  swing,  sway 
  =>  move  back  and  forth 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  swing 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  swing,  swing  over 
  =>  influence,  act  upon  work 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  swing,  sweep,  swing  out 
  =>  wield,  handle 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  dangle,  swing,  drop 
  =>  hang 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  swing 
  =>  aim  take  train,  take  aim  direct 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  swing 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  swing 
  =>  live 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  swing,  get  around 
  =>  socialize 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  swing 
  baseball  swing 
  downswing 
  swing 
  swing  door 
  swing  music 
  swing  shift 
  swing  voter 
  swinger 
  swinging 
  swinging  chad 
  swinging  door 
  swinging  post 
  swingletree 
  the  king  of  swing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  swing 
 
  The  noun  swing  has  9  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (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.  (1)  swing  --  (mechanical  device  used  as  a  plaything  to  support  someone  swinging  back  and  forth) 
  3.  (1)  swing  --  (a  sweeping  blow  or  stroke;  "he  took  a  wild  swing  at  my  head") 
  4.  (1)  swing,  swinging  --  (changing  location  by  moving  back  and  forth) 
  5.  swing,  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,  swing  --  (a  jaunty  rhythm  in  music) 
  7.  golf  stroke,  golf  shot,  swing  --  (the  act  of  swinging  a  golf  club  at  a  golf  ball  and  (usually)  hitting  it) 
  8.  baseball  swing,  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) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  swing 
 
  The  verb  swing  has  10  senses  (first  9  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (35)  swing  --  (move  in  a  curve;  "He  swung  his  left  fist") 
  2.  (15)  swing,  sway  --  (move  or  walk  in  a  swinging  or  swaying  manner;  "He  swung  back") 
  3.  (6)  swing  --  (change  direction  with  a  swinging  motion;  turn;  "swing  back";  "swing  forward") 
  4.  (4)  swing,  swing  over  --  (influence  decisively;  "This  action  swung  many  votes  over  to  his  side") 
  5.  (4)  swing,  sweep,  swing  out  --  (make  a  big  sweeping  gesture  or  movement) 
  6.  (2)  dangle,  swing,  drop  --  (hang  freely;  "the  ornaments  dangled  from  the  tree";  "The  light  dropped  from  the  ceiling") 
  7.  (2)  swing  --  (hit  or  aim  at  with  a  sweeping  arm  movement;  "The  soccer  player  began  to  swing  at  the  referee") 
  8.  (2)  swing  --  (change  drastically  "his  mood  swings";  "the  market  is  swinging  up  and  down") 
  9.  (1)  swing  --  (live  in  a  lively,  modern,  and  relaxed  style;  "The  Woodstock  generation  attempted  to  swing  freely") 
  10.  swing,  get  around  --  (be  a  social  swinger;  socialize  a  lot) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  swing 
 
  The  noun  swing  has  9  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (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.  (1)  swing  --  (mechanical  device  used  as  a  plaything  to  support  someone  swinging  back  and  forth) 
  3.  (1)  swing  --  (a  sweeping  blow  or  stroke;  "he  took  a  wild  swing  at  my  head") 
  4.  (1)  swing,  swinging  --  (changing  location  by  moving  back  and  forth) 
  5.  swing,  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,  swing  --  (a  jaunty  rhythm  in  music) 
  7.  golf  stroke,  golf  shot,  swing  --  (the  act  of  swinging  a  golf  club  at  a  golf  ball  and  (usually)  hitting  it) 
  8.  baseball  swing,  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) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  swing 
 
  The  verb  swing  has  10  senses  (first  9  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (35)  swing  --  (move  in  a  curve;  "He  swung  his  left  fist") 
  2.  (15)  swing,  sway  --  (move  or  walk  in  a  swinging  or  swaying  manner;  "He  swung  back") 
  3.  (6)  swing  --  (change  direction  with  a  swinging  motion;  turn;  "swing  back";  "swing  forward") 
  4.  (4)  swing,  swing  over  --  (influence  decisively;  "This  action  swung  many  votes  over  to  his  side") 
  5.  (4)  swing,  sweep,  swing  out  --  (make  a  big  sweeping  gesture  or  movement) 
  6.  (2)  dangle,  swing,  drop  --  (hang  freely;  "the  ornaments  dangled  from  the  tree";  "The  light  dropped  from  the  ceiling") 
  7.  (2)  swing  --  (hit  or  aim  at  with  a  sweeping  arm  movement;  "The  soccer  player  began  to  swing  at  the  referee") 
  8.  (2)  swing  --  (change  drastically  "his  mood  swings";  "the  market  is  swinging  up  and  down") 
  9.  (1)  swing  --  (live  in  a  lively,  modern,  and  relaxed  style;  "The  Woodstock  generation  attempted  to  swing  freely") 
  10.  swing,  get  around  --  (be  a  social  swinger;  socialize  a  lot) 



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