swing
/ˈswɪŋ/
To rotate about an off-centre fixed point; To dance; To ride on a swing; To fluctuate or change
- he/she/it
- swings
- past participle
- swung
Meanings
- 1
To rotate about an off-centre fixed point
You swung that door open.
Tatoeba · Native77 · CC BY 2.0 FR
The heavy door swung open.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To dance
- 3
To ride on a swing
- 4
To fluctuate or change
- 5
To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave
- 6
To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wifeswappingrare
- 7
To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punishedrare
- 8
(of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways in its trajectoryrare
- 9
To move sideways in its trajectoryrare
- 10
To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an electionrare