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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Swing \Swing\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Swung}; Archaic imp. {Swang}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swinging}.] [OE. swingen, AS. swingan to scourge, to fly, to flutter; akin to G. schwingen to winnow, to swingle, oscillate, sich schwingen to leap, to soar, OHG. swingan to throw, to scourge, to soar, Sw. svinga to swing, to whirl, Dan. svinge. Cf. {Swagger}, {Sway}, {Swinge}, {Swink}.]
1. To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.
I tried if a pendulum would swing faster, or continue swinging longer, in case of exsuction of the air. --Boyle.
2. To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open.
3. To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure. See {Swing}, noun, 3.
4. (Naut.) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.
5. To be hanged. [Colloq.] --D. Webster.
{To swing round the circle}, to make a complete circuit. [Colloq.]
He had swung round the circle of theories and systems in which his age abounded, without finding relief. --A. V. G. Allen.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Swung \Swung\, imp. & p. p. of {Swing}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
swing
noun
1: 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"
2: mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
3: a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
4: changing location by moving back and forth [syn: {swinging}, {vacillation}]
5: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz [syn: {swing music}, {jive}]
6: a jaunty rhythm in music [syn: {lilt}]
7: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it [syn: {golf stroke}, {golf shot}]
8: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: {baseball swing}, {cut}]
9: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
verb
1: move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
2: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back" [syn: {sway}]
3: change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward"
4: influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side" [syn: {swing over}]
5: make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: {sweep}, {swing out}]
6: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: {dangle}, {drop}]
7: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
8: alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
9: live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"
10: have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing"
11: be a social swinger; socialize a lot [syn: {get around}]
12: play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
13: engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's" [also: {swung}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
swung See {swing}
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