swing

Definitions

• (intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
• (intransitive) To dance.
• (intransitive) To ride on a swing.
• (intransitive) To participate in the lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.
• (intransitive) To hang from the gallows.
• (intransitive) to move sideways in its trajectory.
• (intransitive) To fluctuate or change.
• (transitive) To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.
• (transitive) To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
• (transitive) To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
• (transitive) 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.
• (transitive) of a bowler to make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
• (transitive) To move one's arm in a punching motion.
• (transitive) In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.
• (transitive) To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.
• (transitive) To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.
• (nautical) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.