swings

Noun

• 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
• plural of swing

Verb

• 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
  • "his mood swings"
• 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
• third-person singular simple present indicative of swing

Synonyms

baseball swing, cut, dangle, drop, get around, golf shot, golf stroke, jive, lilt, sway, sweep, swing, swing music, swing out, swing over, swinging, vacillation