All Definitions for Swing
Below are all the dictionary definitions of swing:
1To ride on a swing.
2To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
3To dance.
4To participate in the swinging lifestyle
5To participate in wifeswapping.
6To hang from the gallows
7To be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone
8(often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
9To fluctuate or change.
10To move (an object) backward and forward
11To wave.
12To change (a numerical result)
13Especially to change the outcome of an election.
14To make (something) work
15Especially to afford (something) financially.
16To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
17To move one's arm in a punching motion.
18In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.
19To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.
20The act, or an instance, of swinging.
21A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
22An energetic and acrobatic late-1930s partner-based dance style, also known as jitterbug and lindy-hop.
23The genre of music associated with this dance style.
24In an election, the increase or decrease in the number of votes for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party.
25Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
26To move sideways in its trajectory.
27(of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
28To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it
29Said of a lathe.
30To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.
31To turn in a different direction.
32To be sexually oriented.
33A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
34The amount of change towards or away from something.
35In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.
36A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.
37The maximum amount of change that has occurred or can occur
38The sum of the maximum changes in any direction.
39Influence or power of anything put in motion.
40A type of hook with the arm more extended.
41The manner in which something is swung.
42The sweep or compass of a swinging body.
43Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
44Free course
45Unrestrained liberty.
46A surname.
About antonyms for swing
Finding the right antonym for swing helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "To ride on a swing.", swing has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.
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