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1.nounThe manner in which something is swung."Door swing indicates direction the door opens."
2.nounThe sweep or compass of a swinging body.
3.nounA line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
4.nounA hanging seat in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
5.nounA dance style.
6.nounThe genre of music associated with this dance style.
7.nounThe amount of change towards or away from something.
8.nounSideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
9.nounCapacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
10.nounIn a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.
11.nounA basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.
12.nounFree course; unrestrained liberty.
13.nounInfluence or power of anything put in motion.
14.nounA type of hook with the arm more extended.
15.verbTo rotate about an off-centre fixed point."The plant swung in the breeze."
16.verbTo dance.
17.verbTo ride on a swing."The children laughed as they swung."
18.verbTo participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.
19.verbTo hang from the gallows.
20.verb(of a ball) to move sideways in its trajectory.
21.verbTo fluctuate or change."It wasn't long before the crowd's mood swung towards restless irritability."
22.verbTo move (an object) backward and forward; to wave."He swung his sword as hard as he could."
23.verbTo change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
24.verbTo make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially."If it’s not too expensive, I think we can swing it."
25.verbTo play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
26.verb(of a bowler) to make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
27.verbTo move one's arm in a punching motion.
28.verbIn dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.""to swing one's partner", or simply "to swing""
29.verbTo admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe."The lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter."
30.verbTo put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.
31.verbTo turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor."A ship swings with the tide."