1. Changing location by moving back and forth; SYN. swinging.
2. A sweeping blow or stroke
3. A state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
4. An apparatus for children to play on, consisting of a seat suspended by ropes from a horizontal bar.
SYN. swing music, jive.

(Irregular preterit, past participle: swung).
1. To change direction with a swinging motion; turn.
2. To make a big sweeping gesture or movement; SYN. sweep, swing out.r /> 3. To move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; SYN. sway.
4. To move in a curve.
5. To change drastically.
6. To hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement.
7. To influence decisively; SYN. swing over.
8. To live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style.
9. To be a social swinger; socialize actively; SYN. get around.

1. Of or relating to musical swing
2. That may swing often decisively either way on an issue or in an election

1. A square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them.
2. A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz;