Synonyms: swinging, swing, vacillation
Definition: changing location by moving back and forth
Similar words: motion, move, movement
Definition: the act of changing location from one place to another
Usage: police controlled the motion of the crowd; the movement of people from the farms to the cities; his move put him directly in my path
Synonyms: swing
Definition: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
Similar words: country dancing, country-dance, contra danse, contradance, contredanse
Definition: a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
Synonyms: baseball swing, swing, cut
Definition: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
Usage: he took a vicious cut at the ball
Definition: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
Usage: 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
Synonyms: swing, golf shot, golf stroke
Definition: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
Definition: (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
Usage: 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
Synonyms: swing
Definition: a sweeping blow or stroke
Usage: he took a wild swing at my head
Synonyms: swing
Definition: mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
Similar words: mechanical device
Definition: mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
Definition: an artifact designed to be played with
Definition: a jaunty rhythm in music
Similar words: rhythmicity
Definition: the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music
Synonyms: swing, swing music, jive
Definition: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
Similar words: jazz
Definition: a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
Synonyms: swing
Definition: a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
Usage: the party went with a swing; it took time to get into the swing of things
Similar words: action, activeness, activity
Definition: the state of being active
Usage: his sphere of activity; he is out of action
Synonyms: swing
Definition: alternate dramatically between high and low values
Usage: his mood swings; the market is swinging up and down
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: swing
Definition: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
Usage: The soccer player began to swing at the referee
Similar words: aim, direct, take, take aim, train
Definition: point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
Usage: Please don't aim at your little brother!; He trained his gun on the burglar; Don't train your camera on the women; Take a swipe at one's opponent
Synonyms: swing
Definition: engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
Usage: There were many swinging couples in the 1960's
Similar words: fornicate
Definition: have sex without being married
Synonyms: sweep, swing, swing out
Definition: make a big sweeping gesture or movement
Similar words: handle, wield, manage
Definition: handle effectively
Usage: The burglar wielded an axe; The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well
Synonyms: swing
Definition: play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
Definition: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
Usage: He swung back
Similar words: move back and forth
Definition: move in one direction and then into the opposite direction
Synonyms: swing
Definition: change direction with a swinging motion; turn
Usage: swing back; swing forward
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: 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
Synonyms: swing
Definition: move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
Usage: He swung his left fist; swing a bat
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: swing, get around
Definition: be a social swinger; socialize a lot
Similar words: socialise, socialize
Definition: take part in social activities; interact with others
Usage: He never socializes with his colleagues; The old man hates to socialize
Synonyms: swing, swing over
Definition: influence decisively
Usage: This action swung many votes over to his side
Similar words: act upon, work, influence
Definition: have and exert influence or effect
Usage: The artist's work influenced the young painter; She worked on her friends to support the political candidate
Synonyms: swing
Definition: live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
Usage: The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely
Similar words: live
Definition: lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
Usage: we had to live frugally after the war
Definition: hang freely
Usage: the ornaments dangled from the tree; The light dropped from the ceiling
Synonyms: swing
Definition: have a certain musical rhythm
Usage: The music has to swing
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer