Definition of "Swing" :

noun: changing location by moving back and forth

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

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

noun: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

noun: a sweeping blow or stroke

"He took a wild swing at my head."

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

noun: a jaunty rhythm in music

noun: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

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

"The party went with a swing."

verb: alternate dramatically between high and low values

"His mood swings."

verb: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement

"The soccer player began to swing at the referee."

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

"There were many swinging couples in the 1960's."

verb: make a big sweeping gesture or movement

verb: play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm

verb: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

verb: change direction with a swinging motion; turn

"Swing back."

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

"Swing a bat."

verb: be a social swinger; socialize a lot

verb: influence decisively

verb: live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style

"The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely."

verb: hang freely

verb: have a certain musical rhythm

"The music has to swing."