A blow or stroke executed with a sweeping motion of the arm.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A course or tour that returns to the starting point: a swing across the state while campaigning.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A regular movement up or down, as in stock prices.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A seat suspended from above, as by ropes, on which one can ride back and forth for recreation.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A shift from one attitude, position, or condition to another: a swing to conservatism.
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adjective
Determining an outcome; decisive: the swing vote.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Music Relating to or performing swing: a swing band.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Of or relating to musical swing .
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That may swing often decisively either way on an issue or in an election .
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idiom
In full swing At the highest level of activity or operation.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb-transitive
Informal To bring around to the desired result: swing an election.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Informal To manage or arrange successfully: swing a deal.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Music To play (music) with a subtle, intuitively felt sense of rhythm.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To cause to move back and forth, as on a swing.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To cause to move in a broad arc or curve: swing a bat; swung the car over.
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verb-intransitive
Music To have a subtle, intuitively felt rhythm or sense of rhythm.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Music To play with a subtle, intuitively felt sense of rhythm.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Slang To be lively, trendy, and exciting.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Slang To be put to death by hanging.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Slang To engage freely in promiscuous sex.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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