ALL meanings of swing
swing
S s - intransitive verb swing move back and forth 1
- transitive verb swing racket, bat 1
- noun swing children's playground ride 1
- noun swing swooping movement 1
- noun swing oscillation 1
- noun swing jazz style 1
- intransitive verb swing play on a swing 1
- intransitive verb swing vacillate 1
- intransitive verb swing music: play with rhythm 1
- transitive verb swing oscillate 1
- noun Technical meaning of swing (programming) Java's graphical user interface (GUI) package that provides a large collection of widgets (buttons, labels, lists etc.) that behave similarly on different platforms. Swing features "pluggable look & feel", allowing the program to look like a Windows, Motif or Macintosh) application. It is implemented using the {Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture and makes extensive use of nested "containers" to control the handling of events such as keystrokes. 1
- verb with object swing to play (music) in the style of swing. 1
- verb without object swing to move or sway to and fro, as a pendulum or other suspended object. 1
- verb without object swing to move to and fro in a swing, as for recreation. 1
- verb without object swing to move in alternate directions or in either direction around a point, an axis, or a line of support, as a gate on its hinges. 1
- verb without object swing to move in a curve, as around a corner or central point: The highway swings to the east. 1
- verb without object swing to move with a free, swaying motion, as soldiers on the march. 1
- verb without object swing to be suspended so as to hang freely, as a bell or hammock. 1
- verb without object swing to move by grasping a support with the hands and drawing up the arms or using the momentum of the swaying body: a monkey swinging through trees. 1
- verb without object swing to change or shift one's attention, interest, opinion, condition, etc.: He swung from mere indifference to outright scorn. 1
- verb without object swing to hit at someone or something, with the hand or something grasped in the hand: The batter swung and struck out. 1
- verb without object swing Slang. to be characterized by a modern, lively atmosphere: Las Vegas swings all year. to be stylish, trendy, hip, etc., especially in pursuing enjoyment. to engage uninhibitedly in sexual activity. (of married couples) to exchange partners for sexual activity. 1
- verb without object swing Informal. to suffer death by hanging: He'll swing for the crime. 1
- noun swing Also called Big Band music, swing music. a style of jazz, popular especially in the 1930s and often arranged for a large dance band, marked by a smoother beat and more flowing phrasing than Dixieland and having less complex harmonies and rhythms than modern jazz. 1
- noun swing the rhythmic element that excites dancers and listeners to move in time to jazz music. 1
- adjective swing of, relating to, or characteristic of swing: a swing record. 1
- idioms swing in full swing, operating at the highest speed or level of activity; in full operation: Automobile production is in full swing. 1
- idioms swing swing round the circle, to tour an area on a political campaign. 1
- idioms swing take a swing at, to strike or attempt to strike with the fist: to take a swing at a rude waiter. 1
- verb swing to be lively and modern 0
- verb swing to swap sexual partners in a group, esp habitually 0
- verb swing to bowl (a ball) with swing or (of a ball) to move with a swing 0
- verb swing to turn (a ship or aircraft) in order to test compass error 0
- noun swing the act or manner of swinging or the distance covered while swinging 0
- noun swing a sweeping stroke or blow 0
- noun swing a wide punch from the side similar to but longer than a hook 0
- noun swing the lateral movement of a bowled ball through the air 0
- noun swing any free-swaying motion 0
- noun swing any curving movement; sweep 0
- noun swing something that swings or is swung, esp a suspended seat on which a person may sit and swing back and forth 0
- noun swing a kind of popular dance music influenced by jazz, usually played by big bands and originating in the 1930s 0
- noun swing (as modifier) 0
- noun swing a steady distinct rhythm or cadence in prose or verse 0
- noun swing the normal round or pace 0
- noun swing a fluctuation, as in some business activity, voting pattern, etc 0
- noun swing able to bring about a swing in a voting pattern 0
- noun swing having a mixed voting history, and thus becoming a target for political election campaigners 0
- noun swing free scope; freedom of activity 0
- noun swing a circular tour 0
- noun swing a tour of a particular area or region 0