swing

swing (http://definr.com/swing)

     n 1: 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: mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone
        swinging back and forth
     3: a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
     4: changing location by moving back and forth [syn: swinging]
     5: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s;
        flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
        [syn: swing music, jive]
     6: a jaunty rhythm in music [syn: lilt]
     7: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually)
        hitting it [syn: golf stroke, golf shot]
     8: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he
        took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: baseball swing, cut]
     9: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and
        dance around a point between them
     v 1: move in a curve; "He swung his left fist"
     2: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung
        back" [syn: sway]
     3: change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back";
        "swing forward"
     4: influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to
        his side" [syn: swing over]
     5: make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: sweep, {swing
        out}]
     6: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The
        light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: dangle, drop]
     7: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer
        player began to swing at the referee"
     8: change drastically "his mood swings"; "the market is
        swinging up and down"
     9: live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock
        generation attempted to swing freely"
     10: be a social swinger; socialize a lot [syn: get around]