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(n) 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"
(n) mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
(n) a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
(n) changing location by moving back and forth
(n) a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
(n) a jaunty rhythm in music
(n) the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
(n) in baseball; a batter''s attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
(n) a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
(v) move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
(v) move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"
(v) change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward"
(v) influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side"
(v) make a big sweeping gesture or movement
(v) hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
(v) hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
(v) alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
(v) live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"
(v) have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing"
(v) be a social swinger; socialize a lot
(v) play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
(v) engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one''s friends; "There were many swinging couples in the 1960''s"

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