Word Finder - swing

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The manner in which something is swung.

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Door swing indicates direction the door opens.

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The sweep or compass of a swinging body.

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A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.

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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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Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.

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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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Free course; unrestrained liberty.

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Influence or power of anything put in motion.

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A type of hook with the arm more extended.

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To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.

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The plant swung in the breeze.

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To dance.

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To ride on a swing.

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The children laughed as they swung.

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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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(of a ball) to move sideways in its trajectory.

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To fluctuate or change.

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It wasn't long before the crowd's mood swung towards restless irritability.

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To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.

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He swung his sword as hard as he could.

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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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If it’s not too expensive, I think we can swing it.

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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 shorter, 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, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.

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"to swing one's partner", or simply "to swing"

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To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.

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The lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter.

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To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.

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To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.

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A ship swings with the tide.

Cousin Arthur made me a swing in the ash tree.

She took a hacking swing at the grass.

His broad shoulders swayed with the swing of his stride.

It was the usual swing down to Norfolk.

He snatched her arm, and she took a swing at him.

His swing resembled that of a golfer and she surmised he had plenty of practice.

I would run, skip, jump and swing, no matter where I happened to be.

Lori was sitting on the porch swing, a red welt on one cheek.

She looked down at the swing of a necklace grazing her chest.

It would take time, but I think I could swing it.

It seemed to him as though one of the soldiers near him hit him on the head with the full swing of a bludgeon.

They make a pleasant shade and the little birds love to swing to and fro and sing sweetly up in the trees.

Dean lifted the old man in one swing and carried him to his bed.

The rope swing still hung from the tree, faded and frayed.

Glancing over his shoulder at his advancing pursuer, he knew he'd have to drop far enough and rapidly enough to pass Shipton before the killer could swing out with his deadly ax.

Katie ducked again then twisted her hips in a perfect baseball batter.s swing and smacked her hard in the face.

This appeared so unexpectedly that they were unprepared to take advantage of it at first, and allowed the rocky wall to swing around again before they had decided to pass over.

Her first solo swing was surprisingly successful.

Once he did, he moved to the back yard where mother was pushing her gleeful young son on a large wooden swing set.

The western belt buckle at his waist traced the masculine swing of his stride.

Small's swing plough and Andrew Meikle's threshing-machine, although invented some years before this, were now perfected and brought into general use, to the great furtherance of agriculture.

By means of them the depth and width of the furrow are regulated, whereas in the case of "swing" or wheelless ploughs these points depend chiefly on the skill of the ploughman.

This becomes again kinetic in the second quarter swing, then in the third quarter it is changed to potential energy again, but now manifested in the decrease of pressure.

A Boulangist "movement" was now in full swing.

When you turn the Oxy Twist Swing Chi machine exerciser on, it shakes, wiggles and jiggles your legs for 15 minutes.

Nobody can swing a thurible as energetically as an Anglo-Catholic Priest, and Father Philip is more energetic than most.

But Lord Salisbury's retirement, Unionist divisions, the staleness of the ministry, and the accumulating opposition in the country to the Education Act of 1 9 02 and to the continued weight of taxation, together with the growth of the Labour movement, and the antagonism to the introduction of Chinese coolies (1904) into South Africa under conditions represented by Radical spokesmen as those of "slavery," made the political pendulum swing back.

For bowl turning the lathe will ideally have an outboard turning facility or a swing head.

Six or more snakes swing from the skull the hero holds, however he remains nonchalant, not looking.

Professionalism, beauty, swing, warmth, emotion, this album positively oozes all these things.

In the base is a compartment, with a swing door, for incense stick storage.

He recommended swing bridges for small roads, timber fixed bridges for larger roads and brick for public road bridges.

The most will be cut off in the position of the lines corresponding to the furthest swing out, then less and less till the furthest swing in, then more and more till the furthest swing out, when the appearance will be exactly as at first.

These doors are fitted with self-closing devices capable of closing the doors from all angles of swing.

Every time I wanted to swing the ax I was blinded by snow and the wind pushed me off balance.

You will see the large red swing bridge where the walk begins.

If I 'm a middle class swing voter in a marginal seat then my vote is valuable.

A hard hitting middle order batsman and more than useful swing bowler, brown is definitely one to look out for this season.

The glazed trunk door reveals the swing of the pendulum and the gradual drop of the weights.

Do not swing on the screw driver, the tang screw should be merely " nipped up " to position.

Now is your chance to swing from the flying trapeze with the greatest of ease !

Stewart also won at Hazeltine in 1991 after an 18-hole playoff with Scott Simpson, which featured a two-shot swing on the 16th hole.

When unfurled, ladder locks rigid so it won?t swing or twist and can be set to clear balconies below if need be.

Their ability to swing, bounce and vibrate when you climb on them gives them a special appeal.

On top of all that the swing is operated by only 4 D size batteries (which last quite a long time).

Our favorite aspect about the swing was how content our son was while it was in motion.

For us the swing was worth its weight in gold.

The Swingomatic 6-Speed Swing is a battery-operated swinging chair for babies.

Sometimes I just needed a break, which is exactly what the Swingomatic 6-Speed Swing provided.

It was sturdy, durable, and affordable, so I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a baby swing.