Swing Meaning

There are 22 meaning(s) for word Swing

Meaning 1 : in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

    Synonyms : baseball swing,  cut
Meaning 2 : a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

    Synonyms : jive,  swing music
Meaning 3 : make a big sweeping gesture or movement

    Synonyms : sweep,  swing out
Meaning 4 : a jaunty rhythm in music

    Synonyms : lilt
Meaning 5 : move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

    Synonyms : sway
Meaning 6 : be a social swinger; socialize a lot

    Synonyms : get around
Meaning 7 : the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

    Synonyms : golf shot,  golf stroke
Meaning 8 : hang freely

    Synonyms : dangle,  drop
Meaning 9 : changing location by moving back and forth

    Synonyms : swinging,  vacillation
Meaning 10 : influence decisively

    Synonyms : swing over
Meaning 11 : alternate dramatically between high and low values

    Example : his mood swings,the market is swinging up and down

Meaning 12 : a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them

Meaning 13 : a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity

    Example : the party went with a swing,it took time to get into the swing of things

Meaning 14 : a sweeping blow or stroke

    Example : he took a wild swing at my head

Meaning 15 : change direction with a swinging motion; turn

    Example : swing back,swing forward

Meaning 16 : engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends

    Example : There were many swinging couples in the 1960's

Meaning 17 : have a certain musical rhythm

    Example : The music has to swing

Meaning 18 : hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement

    Example : The soccer player began to swing at the referee

Meaning 19 : live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style

    Example : The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely

Meaning 20 : mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

Meaning 21 : move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

    Example : swing a bat

Meaning 22 : play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm

How to Pronounce Swing

  • swɪŋ