• changing location by moving back and forth
• a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
• in baseball; a batter''s attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
• the act of Swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
• a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild Swing at my head"
• mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone Swinging back and forth
• a jaunty rhythm in music
• a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
• 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"
• alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood Swings"; "the market is Swinging up and down"
• hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to Swing at the referee"
• engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one''s friends; "There were many Swinging couples in the 1960''s"
• make a big sweeping gesture or movement
• play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
• move or walk in a Swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"
• change direction with a Swinging motion; turn; "Swing back"; "Swing forward"
• move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; "He swung his left fist"; "Swing a bat"
• be a social Swinger; socialize a lot
• influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side"
• live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock generation attempted to Swing freely"
• hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
• have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to Swing"

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