swung
Use Swung in a sentence
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swing.
Related forms
un·swung, adjective
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verb (used with object)
1.
to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
2.
to cause to move in alternate directions or in either direction around a fixed point, on an axis, or on a line of support, as a door on hinges.
3.
to move (the hand or something held) with an oscillating or rotary movement: to swing one's fists; to swing a club around one's head.
4.
Aeronautics. to pull or turn (a propeller) by hand, especially in order to start the engine.
5.
to turn in a new direction in a curve, as if around a central point: to swing the car into the driveway.
6.
to suspend so as to hang freely, as a hammock or a door.
7.
Informal. to influence or win over; manage or arrange as desired: to swing votes; to swing a business deal.
8.
to direct, change, or shift (one's interest, opinion, support, etc.).
9.
to turn (a ship or aircraft) to various headings in order to check compass deviation.
verb (used without object)
10.
to move or sway to and fro, as a pendulum or other suspended object.
11.
to move to and fro in a swing, as for recreation.
12.
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.
13.
to move in a curve, as around a corner or central point: The highway swings to the east.
14.
to move with a free, swaying motion, as soldiers on the march.
15.
to be suspended so as to hang freely, as a bell or hammock.
16.
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.
17.
to change or shift one's attention, interest, opinion, condition, etc.: He swung from mere indifference to outright scorn.
18.
to hit at someone or something, with the hand or something grasped in the hand: The batter swung and struck out.
19.
Slang.
a.
to be characterized by a modern, lively atmosphere: Las Vegas swings all year.
b.
to be stylish, trendy, hip, etc., especially in pursuing enjoyment.
c.
to engage uninhibitedly in sexual activity.
d.
(of married couples) to exchange partners for sexual activity.
20.
Informal. to suffer death by hanging: He'll swing for the crime.
noun
21.
the act, manner, or progression of swinging; movement in alternate directions or in a particular direction.
22.
the amount or extent of such movement: to correct the swing of a pendulum.
23.
a curving movement or course.
24.
a moving of the body with a free, swaying motion, as in walking.
25.
a blow or stroke with the hand or an object grasped in the hands: His swing drove the ball over the fence.
26.
a change or shift in attitude, opinion, behavior, etc.
27.
a steady, marked rhythm or movement, as of verse or music.
28.
a regular upward or downward movement in the price of a commodity or of a security, or in any business activity.
29.
Informal.
a.
a work period coming between the regular day and night shifts.
b.
a change by a group of workers from working one shift to working another.
30.
freedom of action: to have free swing in carrying out a project.
31.
active operation; progression: to get into the swing of things.
32.
something that is swung or that swings.
33.
a seat suspended from above by means of a loop of rope or between ropes or rods, on which one may sit and swing to and fro for recreation.
34.
the maximum diameter of the work machinable in a certain lathe or other machine tool.
adjective
Idioms 35.
of or pertaining to a swing.
36.
capable of determining the outcome, as of an election; deciding: the swing vote.
37.
designed or constructed to permit swinging or hanging.
38.
acting to relieve other workers when needed, as at night.
39.
in full swing, operating at the highest speed or level of activity; in full operation: Automobile production is in full swing.
40.
swing round the circle, to tour an area on a political campaign.
41.
take a swing at, to strike or attempt to strike with the fist: to take a swing at a rude waiter.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English swingen (v.), Old English swingan; cognate with German schwingen
before 900; Middle English swingen (v.), Old English swingan; cognate with German schwingen
Related forms
swing·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
10. Swing, sway, oscillate, rock suggest a movement back and forth. Swing expresses the comparatively regular motion to and fro of a body supported from the end or ends, especially from above: A lamp swings from the ceiling. To sway is to swing gently and is used especially of fixed objects or of persons: Young oaks sway in the breeze. Oscillate refers to the smooth, regular, alternating movement of a body within certain limits between two fixed points. Rock indicates the slow and regular movement back and forth of a body, as on curved supports: A cradle rocks. 21. sway, vibration, oscillation. 22. range, scope, sweep, play.
10. Swing, sway, oscillate, rock suggest a movement back and forth. Swing expresses the comparatively regular motion to and fro of a body supported from the end or ends, especially from above: A lamp swings from the ceiling. To sway is to swing gently and is used especially of fixed objects or of persons: Young oaks sway in the breeze. Oscillate refers to the smooth, regular, alternating movement of a body within certain limits between two fixed points. Rock indicates the slow and regular movement back and forth of a body, as on curved supports: A cradle rocks. 21. sway, vibration, oscillation. 22. range, scope, sweep, play.
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noun
1.
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.
2.
the rhythmic element that excites dancers and listeners to move in time to jazz music.
adjective
3.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of swing: a swing record.
verb (used with object)
4.
to play (music) in the style of swing.
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swing (swɪŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (foll by up) (often foll by at) , swings, swinging, swung | |
| 1. | to move or cause to move rhythmically to and fro, as a free-hanging object; sway |
| 2. | (intr) to move, walk, etc, with a relaxed and swaying motion |
| 3. | to pivot or cause to pivot, as on a hinge |
| 4. | to move or cause to move in a curve: the car swung around the bend |
| 5. | to move or cause to move by suspending or being suspended |
| 6. | to hang or be hung so as to be able to turn freely |
| 7. | slang (intr) to be hanged: he'll swing for it |
| 8. | to alter or cause to alter habits, a course, etc |
| 9. | informal (tr) to influence or manipulate successfully: I hope he can swing the deal |
| 10. | to raise or hoist, esp in a sweeping motion |
| 11. | to hit out or strike (at), esp with a sweeping motion |
| 12. | (tr) to wave (a weapon, etc) in a sweeping motion; flourish |
| 13. | to arrange or play (music) with the rhythmically flexible and compulsive quality associated with jazz |
| 14. | (intr) (of popular music, esp jazz, or of the musicians who play it) to have this quality |
| 15. | slang to be lively and modern |
| 16. | slang (intr) to swap sexual partners in a group, esp habitually |
| 17. | (intr) cricket to bowl (a ball) with swing or (of a ball) to move with a swing |
| 18. | to turn (a ship or aircraft) in order to test compass error |
| 19. | slang swing both ways to enjoy sexual partners of both sexes |
| 20. | informal swing the lead to malinger or make up excuses |
| —n | |
| 21. | the act or manner of swinging or the distance covered while swinging: a wide swing |
| 22. | a sweeping stroke or blow |
| 23. | boxing a wide punch from the side similar to but longer than a hook |
| 24. | cricket the lateral movement of a bowled ball through the air |
| 25. | any free-swaying motion |
| 26. | any curving movement; sweep |
| 27. | something that swings or is swung, esp a suspended seat on which a person may sit and swing back and forth |
| 28. | a. a kind of popular dance music influenced by jazz, usually played by big bands and originating in the 1930s |
| b. (as modifier): swing music | |
| 29. | See swingbeat |
| 30. | prosody a steady distinct rhythm or cadence in prose or verse |
| 31. | informal the normal round or pace: get into the swing of things |
| 32. | a. a fluctuation, as in some business activity, voting pattern etc |
| b. (as modifier) able to bring about a swing in a voting pattern: swing party | |
| c. (as modifier) having a mixed voting history, and thus becoming a target for political election campaigners: a swing state | |
| 33. | informal (US) free scope; freedom of activity |
| 34. | chiefly (US) a circular tour |
| 35. | (Canadian) a tour of a particular area or region |
| 36. | (Canadian) (in the North) a train of freight sleighs or canoes |
| 37. | go with a swing to go well; be successful |
| 38. | in full swing at the height of activity |
| 39. | swings and roundabouts equal advantages and disadvantages |
| [Old English swingan; related to Old Frisian swinga, Old High German swingan] | |
| swung (swʌŋ) | |
| —vb | |
| the past tense and past participle of swing | |
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Word Origin & History
swing
O.E. swingan "to rush, fling oneself," from P.Gmc. *swenganan (cf. O.S., O.H.G. swingan, O.Fris. swinga, Ger. schwingen "to swing, swingle, oscillate") denoting "violent circulatory motion." The meaning "move freely back and forth" is first recorded 1545. The noun meaning "a stroke with a weapon" is
from 1375; sense of "an apparatus that swings" is first recorded 1687. Meaning "shift of public opinion" is from 1899. The meaning "variety of big dance-band music with a swinging rhythm" is first recorded 1933, though the sense has been traced back to 1888; its heyday was from mid-30s to mid-40s. Swinging "uninhibited" dates from 1958; and swinger "person who is lively in an unrestrained way" is from 1965. Both had various other slang senses traceable to 1590s. Swing shift first recorded 1941, typically 4 p.m. to midnight. Phrase in full swing "in total effect or operation" (1570) is probably from bell-ringing.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
The stone was dropped at the quarry-side and the idle derrick swung.
In the end, it was the poor and those in the less-developed northern regions who swung it her way.
In fact, he seemed to have swung dramatically in the opposite direction.
The nature-nurture pendulum swung toward environmental causes of disease-industrial pollution for cancer, for example.
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