swings

Definitions of swings in various dictionaries:

noun - a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity

noun - mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

noun - a sweeping blow or stroke

noun - changing location by moving back and forth

noun - a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s

noun - a jaunty rhythm in music

noun - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

noun - in baseball

noun - a square dance figure

verb - move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

verb - move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

verb - change direction with a swinging motion

verb - influence decisively

verb - make a big sweeping gesture or movement

verb - hang freely

verb - hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement

verb - alternate dramatically between high and low values

verb - live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style

verb - have a certain musical rhythm

verb - be a social swinger

verb - play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm

verb - engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends

verb - to move freely back and forth