Word

swing, v.
(swinging, swings, swung)
freq. cnt. 71

move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 35 freq. cnt.: 35

swing

sample sentences

"He swung his left fist"
"swing a bat"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
The girls %s the wooden sticks

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

swing swing swinger

semantic pointers

hypernym

move, displace

hyponym

wind up

move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 4

sway swing

sample sentences

"He swung back"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP
The wooden sticks %s

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

swing swinger

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sway

semantic pointers

hyponym

weave, waver lash vibrate, oscillate brachiate

hypernym

move back and forth

change direction with a swinging motion; turn
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

swing

sample sentences

"swing back"
"swing forward"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

swing

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

make a big sweeping gesture or movement
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

sweep swing swing out

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

swing

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sweep

semantic pointers

hypernym

wield, handle, manage

influence decisively
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

swing swing over

sample sentences

"This action swung many votes over to his side"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

influence, act upon, work

alternate dramatically between high and low values
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

swing

sample sentences

"his mood swings"
"the market is swinging up and down"

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

hyponym

waver, fluctuate, vacillate

hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

swing

sample sentences

"The soccer player began to swing at the referee"

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

swing

semantic pointers

hypernym

aim, direct, take, train, take aim

hang freely
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

dangle drop swing

sample sentences

"the ornaments dangled from the tree"
"The light dropped from the ceiling"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Some big birds %s in the tree
There %s some big birds in the tree

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
The lights %s from the ceiling

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
The lights %s from the ceiling

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

swinging swing

semantic pointers

hypernym

hang

hyponym

droop, loll

live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

swing

sample sentences

"The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

live

engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
<verb.contact>

swing

sample sentences

"There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

swinger

semantic pointers

hypernym

fornicate

play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
<verb.creation>

swing

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

swing

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

music

hypernym

play

be a social swinger; socialize a lot
<verb.social>

get around swing

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

socialize, socialise

have a certain musical rhythm
<verb.stative>

swing

sample sentences

"The music has to swing"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

swing swing

semantic pointers

hypernym