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Definisjon av swing

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Noun
swing - changing location by moving back and forth
swinging, vacillation
move, motion, movement the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
swing - mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
mechanical device mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
plaything, toy an artifact designed to be played with
playground yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play
swing - a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
blow forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
swing - a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
swing music, jive
jazz a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands
swing - a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country-dance, country dancing a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
swing - a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things"
swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
golf stroke, golf shot
stroke, shot a light touch with the hands
downswing a swing downward of a golf club
fade, slicing, slice gradually ceasing to be visible
hooking, hook, draw a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
driving, drive the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
explosion the act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"
putt, putting hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; "his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"
approach shot, approach the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
sclaff a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball
shank a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
swing - a jaunty rhythm in music
lilt
rhythmicity the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music
swing - in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
baseball swing, cut

Verb
swing - move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back"
sway
move back and forth move in one direction and then into the opposite direction
weave, waver interlace by or as if by weaving
lash bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"
oscillate, vibrate move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"
brachiate swing from one hold to the next; "the monkeys brachiate"
swing - move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
wind up give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching
swing - make a big sweeping gesture or movement
sweep, swing out
wield, handle, manage handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
swing - play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
swing - have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing"
be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
swing - alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
vacillate, fluctuate, waver be unstable; "The stock market fluctuates"
swing - hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
take aim, aim, train, direct, take propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
swing - engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"
fornicate have sex without being married
swing - change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward"
locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
swing - be a social swinger; socialize a lot
get around
socialise, socialize make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!"
swing - influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side"
swing over
act upon, influence, work have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
swing - live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely"
live lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"
swing - hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
dangle, drop
hang suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"
loll, droop hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled"
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Substantiv
swing - The manner in which something is swung.
swing - A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
swing - A hanging seat in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
swing - A dance style.
swing - The genre of music associated with this dance style.
swing - The amount of change towards or away from something.
swing - In an election, the increase or decrease in the number of votes for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party.
swing - The polls showed a wide swing to Labour.
swing - Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
swing - The diameter that a lathe can cut.
swing - In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.
swing - A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.
swing - Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
swing - Free course; unrestrained liberty.

Verb
swing - To move backward and forward, especially rotating about or hanging from a fixed point.
swing - To dance.
swing - To ride on a swing.
swing - To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.
swing - To hang from the gallows.
swing - To move sideways in its trajectory.
swing - To fluctuate or change.
swing - To move an object backward and forward; to wave.
swing - To change a numerical result; especially to change the outcome of an election.
swing - To make something work; especially to afford something financially.
swing - 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.
swing - To move one's arm in a punching motion.
swing - 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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  • swing
    Suspended seat to ropes or chains, on which one can swing for game.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) swing
  • Presens: swing / swings
  • Preteritum: swung
  • Perfektum: (have) swung

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  • Flertall: swings

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