swing

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Synonyms: sting, swig, wing, swink, sling, swine, sing, awing, owing, sowing, aswing

Antonyms: sting, swig, wing, swink, sling, swine, sing, awing, owing, sowing, aswing

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To rotate about an [[off-centre]] [[fixed]] [[point]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[dance]].
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[ride]] on a swing.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|sex}} To participate in the [[swinging]] lifestyle; to participate in [[wifeswapping]].
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[hang]] from the [[gallows]]; to be punished by hanging, [[swing for]] something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
6. {{lb|en|transitive|cricket}} {{qualifier|of a bowler}} To make the [[ball]] move sideways in its [[trajectory]].
7. {{lb|en|intransitive|cricket|of a ball}} To move sideways in its trajectory.
8. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[fluctuate]] or [[change]].
9. {{lb|en|transitive}} To move (an object) backward and forward; to [[wave]].
10. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[change]] (a numerical [[result]]); especially to change the [[outcome]] of an [[election]].
11. {{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To make (something) work; especially to [[afford]] (something) [[financially]].
12. {{lb|en|transitive|music}} To play [[notes]] that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written ([[augment]]ation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven [[rhythm]].

Noun

1. The act, or an instance, of swinging.
2. The manner in which something is swung.
3. The [[sweep]] or [[compass]] of a swinging body.
4. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
5. {{senseid|en|Q188688}} A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a [[children]]'s [[playground]], for [[acrobats]] in a [[circus]], or on a [[porch]] for [[relax]]ing.
6. An energetic and acrobatic late-1930s partner-based [[dance]] [[style]], also known as [[jitterbug]] and [[Lindy Hop|lindy-hop]].
7. {{lb|en|music}} The [[genre]] of music associated with this dance style.
8. The amount of [[change]] towards or away from something.
9. {{lb|en|cricket}} [[sideways|Sideways]] movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
10. Capacity of a [[turn]]ing [[lathe]], as determined by the [[diameter]] of the largest object that can be turned in it.
11. {{lb|en|theatre}} In a [[musical theater]] production, a [[performer]] who [[understudy|understudies]] several roles.
12. A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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