swing


Meanings

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


Scrabble Score: 9

swing is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

swing is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

swing is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 11

swing is a valid Words With Friends word