swing (sw ng)v. swung (sw  ng), swing·ing, swings v.intr. 1. To move back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above. 2. To hit at something with a sweeping motion of the arm: swung at the ball. 3. To move laterally or in a curve: The car swung over to the curb. 4. To turn in place on or as if on a hinge or pivot. 5. To move along with an easy, swaying gait: swinging down the road. 6. To propel oneself from one place or position to another by grasping a fixed support: swinging through the trees. 7. To ride on a swing. 8. To shift from one attitude, interest, condition, or emotion to another; vacillate. 9. Slang To be put to death by hanging. 10. Music a. To have a subtle, intuitively felt rhythm or sense of rhythm. b. To play with a subtle, intuitively felt sense of rhythm. 11. Slang a. To be lively, trendy, and exciting. b. To engage freely in promiscuous sex. c. To exchange sex partners. Used especially of married couples. d. To have a sexual orientation toward one or both sexes. v.tr. 1. To cause to move back and forth, as on a swing. 2. To cause to move in a broad arc or curve: swing a bat; swung the car over. 3. a. To cause to move with a sweeping motion: swinging his arms. b. To lift and convey with a sweeping motion: swung the cargo onto the deck. 4. To suspend so as to sway or turn freely: swung a hammock between two trees. 5. a. To suspend on hinges: swing a shutter. b. To cause to turn on hinges: swung the door shut. 6. To cause to shift from one attitude, position, opinion, or condition to another. 7. Informal a. To manage or arrange successfully: swing a deal. b. To bring around to the desired result: swing an election. 8. Music To play (music) with a subtle, intuitively felt sense of rhythm. n. 1. The act or an instance of swinging; movement back and forth or in one particular direction. 2. The sweep or scope of something that swings: The pendulum's swing is 12 inches. 3. A blow or stroke executed with a sweeping motion of the arm. 4. The manner in which one swings something, such as a bat or golf club. 5. A shift from one attitude, position, or condition to another: a swing to conservatism. 6. Freedom of action: The children have free swing in deciding what color to paint their room. 7. a. A swaying, graceful motion: has a swing to her walk. b. A sweep back and forth: the swing of a bird across the sky. 8. A course or tour that returns to the starting point: a swing across the state while campaigning. 9. A seat suspended from above, as by ropes, on which one can ride back and forth for recreation. 10. The normal rhythm of life or pace of activities: back in the swing. 11. A steady, vigorous rhythm or movement, as in verse. 12. A regular movement up or down, as in stock prices. 13. Music a. A type of popular dance music developed about 1935 and based on jazz but employing a larger band, less improvisation, and simpler harmonic and rhythmic patterns. b. A ballroom dance performed to this music. c. A subtle, intuitively felt rhythmic quality or sense of rhythm. adj. Idiom: 1. Music Relating to or performing swing: a swing band. 2. Determining an outcome; decisive: the swing vote. in full swing At the highest level of activity or operation. [Middle English swingen, to beat, brandish, from Old English swingan, to flog, strike, swing.] swing  y adj.Synonyms: swing, oscillate, sway, rock2, vibrate, fluctuate, undulate, waver These verbs mean to move back and forth, up and down, or to and fro: Swing usually applies to arclike movement of something attached at one extremity and free at the other: The ship's lanterns swung violently in the raging storm. Oscillate literally refers to a steady back-and-forth motion, as that of a pendulum; figuratively, it denotes vacillation, as between conflicting purposes: "a king ... oscillating between fear of Rome and desire of independence" (Walter Besant). Sway suggests the movement of something unsteady, light, or flexible: "thousands of the little yellow blossoms all swaying to the light wind" (W.H. Hudson). To rock is to swing gently or rhythmically or sway or tilt violently: "The ruins of the ancient church seemed actually to rock and threaten to fall" (Sir Walter Scott). Vibrate implies quick periodic oscillations; it can also suggest trembling, pulsating, or quivering: "Music, when soft voices die,/Vibrates in the memory" (Percy Bysshe Shelley). Fluctuate implies fairly constant alternating change: "Prices fluctuated violently from the irregularity of the crops" (Lesley B. Simpson). Undulate refers to smooth wavelike movement: "gleaming seaweed that curls and undulates with the tide" (Willa Cather). Waver suggests unsteady, uncertain movement: A police officer stopped the driver who was wavering from lane to lane. |
swing
Verb
[swinging, swung]
1. to move backwards and forwards; sway
2. to pivot or cause (something) to pivot from a fixed point such as a hinge: the door swung open
3. to wave (a weapon, etc) in a sweeping motion
4. to move in a sweeping curve: the headlights swung along the street
5. to alter one's opinion or mood suddenly
6. to hang so as to be able to turn freely
7. Old-fashioned, slang to be hanged: you'll swing for this!
8. Informal to manipulate or influence successfully: it may help to swing the election
9. (often foll. by at)to hit out with a sweeping motion
10. Old-fashioned to play (music) in the style of swing
11. Old-fashioned, slang to be lively and modern
Noun
1. the act of swinging
2. a sweeping stroke or punch
3. a seat hanging from two chains or ropes on which a person may swing back and forth
4. popular dance music played by big bands in the 1930s and 1940s
5. Informal the normal pace at which an activity, such as work, happens: I'm into the swing of things now
6. a sudden or extreme change, for example in some business activity or voting pattern
7. go with a swing to go well; be successful
8. in full swing at the height of activity [Old English swingan]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | swing - 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" activeness, activity, action - the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" |
| 2. | swing - mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles playground - yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play trapeze - a swing used by circus acrobats | |
| 3. | swing - a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head" blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" | |
| 4. |  swing - changing location by moving back and forth | |
| 5. |  swing - a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazzjazz - a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles | |
| 6. | swing - a jaunty rhythm in music rhythmicity - the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music | |
| 7. |  swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting itstroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" downswing - a swing downward of a golf club fade, slicing, slice - a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" hooking, draw, hook - a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking" driving, drive - hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds" explosion - a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball putt, putting - hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; "his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet" approach shot, approach - a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green" sclaff - a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball shank - a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball teeoff - the act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole | |
| 8. |  swing - in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" | |
| 9. | swing - a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dancing, country-dance - a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line square dance, square dancing - American country dancing in which couples form squares | |
| Verb | 1. | swing - move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" wind up - give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching |
| 2. | swing - move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back" move back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction lash - lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail" oscillate, vibrate - move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating" brachiate - swing from one hold to the next; "the monkeys brachiate" | |
| 3. | swing - change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | |
| 4. | swing - influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side" | |
| 5. | swing - make a big sweeping gesture or movement | |
| 6. | swing - hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" hang - be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall" | |
| 7. | swing - hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee" | |
| 8. | swing - alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | |
| 9. | swing - live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely" live - lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war" | |
| 10. | swing - have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | |
| 11. | swing - be a social swinger; socialize a lot | |
| 12. | swing - play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner play - play on an instrument; "The band played all night long" | |
| 13. | swing - engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's" fornicate - have sex without being married |
swing
Translations
swing [swɪŋ] [pt, pp swung] n (in playground) → columpio;
(POL) (in votes etc): there has been a swing towards/away from Labour → ha habido un viraje en favor/en contra del Partido Laborista
vt → balancear;
(on a swing) → columpiar;
vi → balancearse, columpiarse;
a swing to the left → un movimiento hacia la izquierda;
swing [swɪŋ] [swung , pt , pp ] [swʌŋ] n (in playground) → balançoire f (= movement); balancement m, oscillations fpl (= change in opinion etc); revirement m;
a swing to the left (Pol) → un revirement en faveur de la gauche;
swing [swɪŋ] [swung , pt, pp ] n (in playground) → Schaukel f;
(movement) → Schwung m;
(change) → Umschwung m;
(Mus) → Swing m
vt (arms, legs) → schwingen (mit);
(also: swing round) → herumschwenken
vi → schwingen;
(vehicle) → herumschwenken;
to get into the swing of things → richtig reinkommen;
swing [swɪŋ] n → altalena;
(movement) → oscillazione f;
(MUS) → ritmo;
(also: swing music) → swing m
vb [pt swung, pp ] [swʌŋ]
v swing [swiŋ]
1 to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder. swaai يتأرْجَح размахвам houpat (se), kývat se, přehodit si svinge; gynge schwingen ταλαντεύομαι, κινώ πέρα δώθε balancearse; girar, doblar kiikuma, kiigutama چرخاندن keinua, heilauttaa (se) balancer לְהִתנַדנֵד झुलाना, झूलना njihati se, ljuljati se leng; lendít mengayun sveifla(st) dondolare 揺れる 흔들리다; 흔들다, ...을 흔들어 움직이다 supti(s), siūbuoti, mosikuoti šūpot; šūpoties mengayun zwaaien svinge (seg), huske chwiać (się), machać, otwierać, zarzucać, huśtać się balançar a (se) balansa размахивать; качать(ся); распахиваться; вскидывать hojdať (sa); otvoriť sa; prehodiť si zibati (se); zavihteti ljuljati se svänga, svinga, gunga, slå [] แกว่ง salla(n)mak; savurmak 搖擺，擺動 гойдати(ся); хитати(ся) جھولنا یا جھومنا đu đưa qua lại 摇摆，摆动
2 to walk with a stride He swung along the road. stap يَسير بِخُطوات واسِعَه олюлявам се rázovat gå med lange skridt schwungvoll gehen δρασκελίζω caminar a zancadas, caminar a paso ligero hoogsalt astuma گشتن harppoa marcher d'un pas rythmé לְהִתנַדנֵד जल्दी-जल्दी चलना brzo i sa zamahom hodati, koračati ringó léptekkel megy berjalan melenggang ganga léttur í spori camminare (di buon passo) 威勢よく歩く 활기있게 걷다 žingsniuoti soļot berjalan berlenggang veerkrachtig lopen lange ut kołysać się gingar a merge cu paşi mari мерно шагать vykračovať si hoditi z dolgimi koraki, koračiti teturati se gå spänstigt เดินแกว่งไปมา salınarak yürümek 大搖大擺地走 іти розміреним кроком لچک کر چلنا đi nhún nhảy 大摇大摆地走
3 to turn suddenly He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour. draai يُدير завъртам (се) otočit (se) vende sich drehen, herumkriegen γυρίζω, μεταστρέφω girar(se); cambiar pöörama سريع پيچيدن pyörähtää (se) retourner לְהִסתוֹבֵב मुड़ना okrenuti, okrenuti se (el)fordul; fordít berbalik snúast á hæli; snúa girare, girarsi ぐるっと回る 갑자기 돌(아서)다; (...의) 방향을 바꾸다 pa(si)sukti, pakreipti pagriezt; pagriezties perubahan tiba-tiba (zich) omkeren snu (seg) brått obrócić (się) virar a se întoarce поворачивать(ся); разворачивать(ся) otočiť (sa) obrniti (se) preokrenuti svänga, sno, vända หมุนรอบ birden döndürmek 突然轉向 раптово повертати(ся) اچانک مڑنا quay ngoắt lại 突然转向
n
1 an act, period, or manner, of swinging He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing. swaai, draaibeweging تأرجُح، حَرَكَة نَشِطَه залюляване výkyv; obrat; švih gyngetur; sving das Schwingen, der Schlag λίκνισμα balanceo, vaivén, oscilación; (golf) swing kiikumine, hooglemine چرخش keinuminen balancement נִדנוּד झूम zamah, njihaj (ki)lengés; lendület(vétel) (golfban) ayunan sveifla dondolio, dondolamento 振れ 휘두르기, 스윙 supimasis, mostas šūpošanās; vēziens ayunan het schommelen husketur, sving, utslag huśtanie, wymach balanço balansare качание; (раз)мах výkyv; obrat; švih zibanje; zamah zamah svängning, gungning, sving ระยะที่แกว่ง salla(n)ma; savurma 搖動 гойдання; розмах جھولنے کا عمل یا ڈھنگ động tác, nhịp điệu nhún nhảy 摇动
2 a swinging movement the swing of the dancers' skirts. draaibeweging إهْتِزاز полюшване kroužení sving der Schwung λίκνισμα vaivén, balanceo, oscilación lehvimine جنبش heilahdus balancement נִדנוּד झूला njihanje, ljuljanje himbálódzás; libbenés ayunan sveifla oscillazione 揺れ 곡선 운동, 회전 siūravimas, siūbavimas šūpošanās; līgošanās; plīvošana ayunan zwaai huskende bevegelse, vogging kołysanie się oscilação balansare качание; колебание krúženie zibanje lepršanje svängning การแกว่ง ritm 搖擺 хитання; коливання گھماو دار حرکت hành động đánh đu trên cái đu 摇摆
3 a strong dancing rhythm The music should be played with a swing. dansritme إيقاع سَريع، سوينْغ суинг švih, rytmus swing der Schwung γρήγορος χορευτικός ρυθμός, σουίγκ ritmo; (jazz) swing hoogne rütm, sving سوينگ؛جاز آمريكايي rytmi rythme entraînant קֶצֶב חָזָק झूलता हुआ živahni ritam, sving ritmus irama keras sveifla, sving ritmo (sostenuto) 律動 율동, 명쾌한 댄스 리듬 svingas svings rancak sterk ritme swing; svingende rytme swing ritmo ritm antrenant ритм švih, rytmus z zamahom ritam sväng, fart, kläm, rytm เพลงแจ๊ซซ์แบบหนึ่ง sving 搖擺舞音樂 ритм ناچ کی ایک زوردار تال nhạc xuynh 摇摆舞音乐
4 a change in public opinion etc a swing away from the government. meningsverandering تَغَيُّر سَريع في الرأي العام смяна на мнение odvrat omsving; bevægelse die Schwenkung μεταστροφή giro, viraje, cambio muutumine, kõikumine تغيير موضع heilahdus revirement שִינוּי बदलाव zaokret megfordulás, elfordulás perubahan pendapat sveifla mutamento 変動 여론의 바뀜 posūkis pārmaiņa; pavērsiens perubahan pendapat ommekeer omstilling, bevegelse zmiana opinii viragem reviriment, schimbare (de opinie/de atitudine) поворот odvrat preobrat promena omsvängning การเปลี่ยนความคิดเห็นของส่วนรวม kayma, değişim (輿論的)變化 поворот راءے عامہ کی تبدیلی sự thay đổi từ ý kiến này sang ý kiến khác （舆论的）变化
5 a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc. swaai أرجوحَه люлка houpačka gynge die Schaukel κούνια columpio kiik تاب بازي keinu balançoire נַדנֵדָה लय, झूम की लय njihaljka, ljuljačka hinta ayunan róla altalena ぶらんこ 그네 sūpuoklės šūpoles buaian schommel huske huśtawka baloiço balansoar качели hojdačka gugalnica ljuljaška gunga ชิงช้า salıncak 秋千 гойдалка جھولا cái đu 秋千
adj swinging
fashionable and exciting the swinging city of London. opwindend على الطّراز الحَديث السَّريع والمُثير модерен elegantní, rušný swinging schwungvoll μοντέρνος, συναρπαστικός moderno; con mucha marcha vaimustav خوب و خوش؛گل كرده svengaava à la mode מוֹדֵרנִי जोरदार, स्वतंत्र, झुमाने वाला, दोलयमान, झूलने वाला živahan, poletan hatalmas modern sem er í tísku og spennandi (pieno di vita) 先端を行く 유행을 앞서 가는 puikus, prašmatnus aizraujošs; fantastisks meriah betul hip som svinger, moderne modny, dynamiczny na moda la modă ультрасовременный rušný, vzrušujúci moden, vznemirljiv uzbudljiv hålligång- ที่ทันสมัย canlı, hayat dolu 時髦的，使人激動的 чудовий; сучасний جھولنا sinh động 时髦的，使人激动的
swing bridge
a type of bridge that swings open to let ships pass. swaaibrug جِسِر دَوّار مُتَحَرِّك подвижен мост otočný most drejebro die Zugbrücke κινητή γέφυρα puente giratorio pöördsild نوعي پل kääntösilta pont tournant גֶשֶר נִפתַח घुमाऊ पुल pokretni most forgóhíd jembatan kerek sveiflubrú ponte girevole 旋開橋 선회교(旋回橋), 선개교(旋開橋) pakeliamasis tiltas paceļamais tilts jambatan ayun draaibrug svingbru most obrotowy ponte giratória pod rotitor разводной мост otočný most premični most pokretni most svängbro สะพานหัน; สะพานที่เคลื่อนได้เพื่อที่ได้เพื่อเปิดทางให้เรือที่แล่นอยู่ในแม่น้ำข้างใต้ผ่านไปได้ açılır kapanır köprü 平轉橋 розвідний міст جھولا پل cầu đóng mở, cầu quay 平转桥
swing door
a door that swings open in both directions. swaaideur باب دَوّار летяща врата létací dveře svingdør die Pendeltür πόρτα που ανοίγει προς τα έξω και προς τα μέσα puerta giratoria pöörduks نوعي در heiluriovi porte battante דֶלֶת דוּ-כִיווּנִית घूमने वाला दरवाजा okretna vrata lengőajtó pintu kupu-kupu vængjahurð (porta a battente) 自在ドアー 앞뒤로 열리며 저절로 닫히는 문, 자동식 문 dvivėrės/sukamosios durys virpuļdurvis pintu ayun klapdeur svingdør drzwi wahadłowe porta de vaivém uşă batantă вращающаяся дверь lietajúce dvere nihajna vrata okretna vrata svängdörr ประตูที่สามารถดึงเข้าผลักออกก็ได้ iki tarafa açılır kapanır kapı 轉門 двері, що відчиняються в будь-який бік ایسا دروازہ جو کسی بھی جانب دھکیلنے سے کھل سکتا ہے cửa lò xo, cửa tự động 转门
be in full swing
to be going ahead, or continuing, busily or vigorously The work was in full swing. volstoom aan die gang على قَدَمٍ وساق، بأقْصى سُرْعَه в разгара си být v plném proudu være i fuld gang in vollem Gange sein σε πλήρη δράση estar en plena marcha/actividad täies hoos olema در بحبوحه olla täydessä vauhdissa battre son plein בִּמלוֹא הַתנוּפָה भरपूर चालू, जोरो पर u punom zamahu, punom parom javában folyik berjalan terus vera í fullum gangi (essere in piena attività) まっ最中で 한창 진행중이다 vykti visu smarkumu, pačiame įkarštyje iet pilnā sparā berjalan terus in volle gang være i full sving w pełnym toku estar em plena actividade a fi în toi в полном разгаре byť v plnom prúde biti v polnem poletu biti u punom zamahu vara i full gång อย่างต่อเนื่อง; ทำต่อไป en civcivli anında olmak 正在全力進行 бити джерелом; вирувати پورے زور شور سے آگے بڑھنا hoạt động sôi nổi nhất 正在全力进行
get into the swing (of things)
to begin to fit into a routine etc. in roetine pas يَدْخُل في الرّوتين навлизам zaběhnout se vænne sig til in den Rhythmus kommen παίρνω το κολάι, συνηθίζω coger el ritmo/tranquillo (millessegi) sisse elama, harjuma كار روزمره را شروع كردن päästä vauhtiin se mettre au courant לְהִתרַגֵל לַשִׁגרָה काम काज में लग जाना priučiti se, uputiti se u što belezökken (a rendes kerékvágásba) mulai menyesuaikan diri komast inn í hlutina (entrare nell'ordine di idee) 慣れて 일과에 적응하다 įsivažiuoti ieiet (parastajā) ritmā mula menyesuaikan diri op dreef komen komme inn i, få grepet på wchodzić w rutynę entrar na rotina a intra în ritm войти в курс дела zabehnúť sa uvesti se v kaj ući u rutinu komma i gång ปรับตัวเข้ากับสภาพแวดล้อมใหม่ yoluna girmek 積極投入工作 увійти в колію معمول میں آنا thích nghi với một thói thường 积极投入工作
go with a swing
(of an organized event etc) to proceed or go easily and successfully. voor die wind wees يَتَقَدَّم بِسُهولَة ونَجاح минавам гладко jít jako po másle gå som smurt wie am Schnürchen gehen εξελίσσομαι θαυμάσια ir viento en popa, ir como una seda, ir sobre ruedas, salir a pedir de boca sujuma موفق برگذلر شدن sujua kuin rasvattu très bien marcher לַרוּץ בְּקָלוּת सफलतापूर्वक घटित होना glatko teći jól/pompásan megy berjalan lancar ganga eins og í sögu (avere successo) うまく行く (일 등이) 순조롭게 나아가다 eiti kaip sviestu patepta iet gludi/kā pa sviestu berjalan lancar van een leien dakje gaan gå så det suser iść gładko ir num bom ritmo a merge foarte bine как по маслу идти ísť ako po masle gladko iti ići laganim tokom gå lekande lätt ดำเนินการ yolunda gitmek 順利地進行 іти як по маслу کامیابی کے ساتھ آگے بڑھنا sôi nổi và vui vẻ 顺利地进行
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