swing, n.
(swings)
freq. cnt. 4
(swings)
freq. cnt. 4
changing location by moving back and forth
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swing swinging vacillation
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a sweeping blow or stroke
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
swing
sample sentences
"he took a wild swing at my head"
semantic pointers
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mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
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swing
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
swing
sample sentences
"the party went with a swing""it took time to get into the swing of things"
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hypernym
a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
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swing
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part holonym
in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
<noun.act>
baseball swing cut swing
the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
<noun.act>
golf shot golf stroke swing
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derivationally related form
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a jaunty rhythm in music
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lilt swing
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derivationally related form
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a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
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jive swing swing music