Swing is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for SWING in dictionary:

VERB:
• to move freely back and forth
• move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis
• be executed by hanging
• turn (a ship or aircraft) to all compass points in succession, in order to test compass error.
• move by grasping a support from below and leaping
• move quickly round to the opposite direction
• move with a rhythmic swaying gait
• move or cause to move in a smooth, curving line
• bring down (something held) with a curving movement, typically in order to hit an object
• attempt to hit or punch, typically with a wide curving movement of the arm
• deliver (a punch) with a wide curving movement of the arm
• (of a bowler) make a delivery of (a ball) deviate sideways from a regular course in the air.
• (of a delivery) deviate sideways from a regular course.
• shift or cause to shift from one opinion, mood, or state of affairs to another
• have a decisive influence on (something, especially a vote or election)
• succeed in bringing about
• play music with a flowing but vigorous rhythm
• (of music) be played with a flowing but vigorous rhythm.
• (of an event, place, or way of life) be lively, exciting, or fashionable.
• be promiscuous, especially by engaging in group sex or swapping sexual partners.
• move to and fro, sway
• To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.
• To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open.
• To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure. See Swing, n., 3.
• To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other.
• To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to manage; as, to swing a business.
• To admit or turn (anything) for the purpose of shaping it; -- said of a lathe; as, the lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter.
• move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
• move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
• change direction with a swinging motion; turn
• influence decisively
• make a big sweeping gesture or movement
• hang freely
• hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
• alternate dramatically between high and low values
• live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
• have a certain musical rhythm
• 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
NOUN:
• a seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.
• a period of time spent swinging back and forth on a seat suspended by ropes or chains.
• an act of swinging
• the manner in which a golf club or a bat is swung
• the motion of swinging
• an attempted blow or punch
• sideways deviation of the ball from a regular path
• a discernible change in opinion, especially the amount by which votes or points scored change from one side to another
• a style of jazz or dance music with a flowing but vigorous rhythm.
• the rhythmic feeling or drive of swing.
• a swift tour involving a number of stops, especially one undertaken as part of a political campaign.
• (in musical theatre) an understudy, typically one who covers multiple roles in the chorus of a particular production.
• To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.
• To be hanged.
• The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum.
• Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing.
• A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope, the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is produced for amusement or exercise.
• Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
• Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
• Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.
• a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
• mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
• a sweeping blow or stroke
• 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
• swinging

Words related to SWING

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Words that contain SWING

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How to use SWING in a sentence

• Dreadful! they give you more swing than that at the gallows.
• Swing thought that he had never seen Racey overtaken by liquor so quickly.
• Swing knew that these details were a string of lies.
• This in order that Swing should pull his hand away in a natural manner.
• I had been detained at the bank, and found the play in full swing when I came in.
• Our tub of a ship rolled like a swing, drenching the whimpering dogs at every lurch, and hurling everything on board into confusion.
• And it seemed as though the heart of the wretched king was rent in twain, and like a swing, he kept going out from cabin and coming back into it.
• Whirling about, he made a full swing with the chair and caught the emissary full in the face with it.
• A small boy can easily swing a much larger boy, provided he gives the swing a gentle push in the right direction every time it passes him.
• Pierre carried only his little pack, which left him free to swing the ax.
• This theatre, when our concert party was in full swing, was a source of infinite delight to us all.
• Sullivan stood ready to swing in the ponderous gate.
• The Clown was seated at one end of the table, nearest the swing door leading to the kitchen.
• He had half turned, meaning to swing out and drop, when the lion planted both forepaws upon his back.
• The swing of the earth away from the sun is being continually overcome.
• Hand on door or wall, swing each leg back and forth at least 15 times.
• There is a rhythm and swing to it which makes it the most enjoyable of the four movements.
• We try to feel the rhythm of the music, the swing of it, the spirit of it.
• Ah, that was a decided improvement! Now swing and keep that right elbow at least four inches from the body.
• Keep the weight of your body on your heels or you will fall on your ball when you swing through.
• This cradle is made to swing in a frame, so that it may be always on the level, or the swell would cause the pine-knots to fall out.

Similar words containing SW without suffix ing

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