Definition of "swing"
noun:
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The manner in which something is swung.
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A hanging seat in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
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A dance style.
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The genre of music associated with this dance style.
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The amount of change towards or away from something.
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Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
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The diameter that a lathe can cut.
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In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.
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A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.
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verb:
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To move backward and forward, especially rotating about or hanging from a fixed point.
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To dance.
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To ride on a swing.
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To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.
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To hang from the gallows.
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To move sideways in its trajectory.
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To fluctuate or change.
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To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.
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To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
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To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
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To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
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(of a bowler) to make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
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To move one's arm in a punching motion.
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In dancing, when you turn around in a small circle with your partner, holding hands or arms. You can say "swing your partner", or just "swing".
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