Swing
verb
To move back and forth or from side to side.
The pendulum swings back and forth
Often appears as...
- swing open
- swing shut
noun
A seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.
He pushed his daughter on the swing
Often appears as...
- park swing
- swing set
verb
To change opinion or attitude.
Public opinion has swung in favor of the new policy
Often appears as...
- swing towards
- swing away from
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Idiomatic
noun
A type of dance or music characterized by a distinctive rhythm.
He loves to dance to swing music
Often appears as...
- swing band
- swing dance
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Cultural
verb
To hit or try to hit something.
He swung the bat at the ball
Often appears as...
- swing a bat
- swing a fist
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Sporting
verb
To hang or be suspended from a fixed point.
The monkey swung from branch to branch
Often appears as...
- swing from a tree
- swing on a rope
verb
To arrange something despite difficulties or complications.
He managed to swing a deal with the supplier
Often appears as...
- swing a deal
- swing an arrangement
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To move back and forth or from side to side.
The pendulum swings back and forth
Often appears as...
- swing open
- swing shut
noun
A seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.
He pushed his daughter on the swing
Often appears as...
- park swing
- swing set
verb
To change opinion or attitude.
Public opinion has swung in favor of the new policy
Often appears as...
- swing towards
- swing away from
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
A type of dance or music characterized by a distinctive rhythm.
He loves to dance to swing music
Often appears as...
- swing band
- swing dance
Usage tips
Cultural
verb
To hit or try to hit something.
He swung the bat at the ball
Often appears as...
- swing a bat
- swing a fist
Usage tips
Sporting
verb
To hang or be suspended from a fixed point.
The monkey swung from branch to branch
Often appears as...
- swing from a tree
- swing on a rope
verb
To arrange something despite difficulties or complications.
He managed to swing a deal with the supplier
Often appears as...
- swing a deal
- swing an arrangement
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 7
Pro Tip 1/2Physical motion
Used to describe objects that physically move in an arc or curve.
The chandelier swung in the drafty room.
Pro Tip 2/2Figurative use
Can be used to describe situations or actions that change direction or sentiment.
The conversation took a swing towards more serious topics.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical motion
Used to describe objects that physically move in an arc or curve.
The chandelier swung in the drafty room.
Pro Tip 2/2Figurative use
Can be used to describe situations or actions that change direction or sentiment.
The conversation took a swing towards more serious topics.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical motion
Used to describe objects that physically move in an arc or curve.
The chandelier swung in the drafty room.
Pro Tip 2/2Figurative use
Can be used to describe situations or actions that change direction or sentiment.
The conversation took a swing towards more serious topics.
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Filming the Kung Fu...
realized something and maybe the audience just slightly ahead of it that they see the spider first and then you see the moment the mantis swings around and realizes in trouble and those daily dramas are life or death just the same as they might be with a gazelle and a cheetah you have to watch very carefully because if you look away for a second
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Fatal Encounter with...
By all giving birth around the same time, there's less chance of your offspring being the one to get eaten by a predator. As a wildlife cameraman, I'm always on the lookout for interesting behaviours, even if they're not strictly on the script. I readied my camera and Dave swung the car round into position for me to film.
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The voices in my head PIPE...
anxiety, low self-worth, fears about the future, and was met with bored indifference until I mentioned the voice, upon which he dropped his pen, swung round and began to question me with a show of real interest. And to be fair, I was desperate for interest and help, and I began to tell him about my strange commentator.
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How does your body...
When ibuprofen molecules encounter a location where the body's pain response is in full swing, they bind to specific target molecules that are a part of that reaction. Painkillers, like ibuprofen, block the production of compounds that help the body transmit pain signals. As more drug molecules accumulate,
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Why Do Gorillas Have...
tell one it's got a big belly because they might be best pleased can gorillas swing from trees so they can they're not amazing at it they're better than we are 100 but they are exceptionally heavy animals so they do spend a lot of their lifetime in the trees and they can climb
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How to disrupt...
it's rooted in our shared humanity and the fulfillment of our human potential when the doors swing open for those who have been long denied access an opportunity magic and history happens the last disruption that I want to talk to you about is the disruption of the
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String theory - Brian...
themselves and intertwine in a very interesting shape interesting structure and the idea is that if this is what the extra dimensions look like then the microscopic landscape of our universe all around us would look like this on the tiniest of scales when you swing
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Can you solve the bridge...
Most importantly, everyone must be safely across before the zombies arrive. Otherwise, the first zombie could step on the bridge while people are still on it. Finally, there are no tricks to use here. You can't swing across, use the bridge as a raft,
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Making sense of string...
then the microscopic landscape of our universe all around us would look like this on the tiniest of scales. When you swing your hand, you'd be moving around these extra dimensions over and over again, but they're so small that we wouldn't know it.
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Drunk Monkeys PIPE National...
swimming and swinging sure works up and what else a gigantic appetite know in life there's what you know and what you don't know and what you don't know you don't know the maquettes know there's food here
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Filming the Kung Fu...
realized something and maybe the audience just slightly ahead of it that they see the spider first and then you see the moment the mantis swings around and realizes in trouble and those daily dramas are life or death just the same as they might be with a gazelle and a cheetah you have to watch very carefully because if you look away for a second
Video examples
Fatal Encounter with...
By all giving birth around the same time, there's less chance of your offspring being the one to get eaten by a predator. As a wildlife cameraman, I'm always on the lookout for interesting behaviours, even if they're not strictly on the script. I readied my camera and Dave swung the car round into position for me to film.
Video examples
The voices in my head PIPE...
anxiety, low self-worth, fears about the future, and was met with bored indifference until I mentioned the voice, upon which he dropped his pen, swung round and began to question me with a show of real interest. And to be fair, I was desperate for interest and help, and I began to tell him about my strange commentator.
Video examples
How does your body...
When ibuprofen molecules encounter a location where the body's pain response is in full swing, they bind to specific target molecules that are a part of that reaction. Painkillers, like ibuprofen, block the production of compounds that help the body transmit pain signals. As more drug molecules accumulate,
Video examples
Why Do Gorillas Have...
tell one it's got a big belly because they might be best pleased can gorillas swing from trees so they can they're not amazing at it they're better than we are 100 but they are exceptionally heavy animals so they do spend a lot of their lifetime in the trees and they can climb
Video examples
How to disrupt...
it's rooted in our shared humanity and the fulfillment of our human potential when the doors swing open for those who have been long denied access an opportunity magic and history happens the last disruption that I want to talk to you about is the disruption of the
Video examples
String theory - Brian...
themselves and intertwine in a very interesting shape interesting structure and the idea is that if this is what the extra dimensions look like then the microscopic landscape of our universe all around us would look like this on the tiniest of scales when you swing
Video examples
Can you solve the bridge...
Most importantly, everyone must be safely across before the zombies arrive. Otherwise, the first zombie could step on the bridge while people are still on it. Finally, there are no tricks to use here. You can't swing across, use the bridge as a raft,
Video examples
Making sense of string...
then the microscopic landscape of our universe all around us would look like this on the tiniest of scales. When you swing your hand, you'd be moving around these extra dimensions over and over again, but they're so small that we wouldn't know it.
Video examples
Drunk Monkeys PIPE National...
swimming and swinging sure works up and what else a gigantic appetite know in life there's what you know and what you don't know and what you don't know you don't know the maquettes know there's food here
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Tori Amos
American Musician
I'm a mother, and that's really important. Today, the mother and the musician can sit next to each other. Even when the musician is out there in full swing, the mother doesn't get switched off.
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Jim Cummings
American Actor
I take the work seriously. Which is why I always swing for the fences whenever I voice a character. But that said, I don't take myself all that seriously.
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Jason Bateman
American Actor
I think I'm actually much too shy to do any performance art. I admire the big swings those guys take, but I'm not a one-man band.
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Anthony Hamilton
American Musician
I'm a church boy. I got whuppin's. So I'm afraid at any moment my grandmother could just swing down from heaven with a switch.
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David Ortiz
Dominican Athlete
My whole career, my swing has always been the most important thing to me. Even when I'm taking a shower, I work on my swing.
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Lydia Ko
New Zealander Athlete
It's important for me to understand more about my swing and my game, no matter who I end up working with.
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Anthony Rendon
American Athlete
I try to think shorter swing with two strikes. That's how I was raised and taught the game of baseball.
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Matt Kuchar
American Athlete
I very rarely watch anybody swing. All I do is follow where the ball goes.
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Cilla Black
British Musician
I helped make the Sixties swing, and I'm very proud of that.
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Frederick W. Smith
American Businessman
I'm not afraid to take a swing and miss.
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Tori Amos
American Musician
I'm a mother, and that's really important. Today, the mother and the musician can sit next to each other. Even when the musician is out there in full swing, the mother doesn't get switched off.
Quote examples
Jim Cummings
American Actor
I take the work seriously. Which is why I always swing for the fences whenever I voice a character. But that said, I don't take myself all that seriously.
Quote examples
Jason Bateman
American Actor
I think I'm actually much too shy to do any performance art. I admire the big swings those guys take, but I'm not a one-man band.
Quote examples
Anthony Hamilton
American Musician
I'm a church boy. I got whuppin's. So I'm afraid at any moment my grandmother could just swing down from heaven with a switch.
Quote examples
David Ortiz
Dominican Athlete
My whole career, my swing has always been the most important thing to me. Even when I'm taking a shower, I work on my swing.
Quote examples
Lydia Ko
New Zealander Athlete
It's important for me to understand more about my swing and my game, no matter who I end up working with.
Quote examples
Anthony Rendon
American Athlete
I try to think shorter swing with two strikes. That's how I was raised and taught the game of baseball.
Quote examples
Matt Kuchar
American Athlete
I very rarely watch anybody swing. All I do is follow where the ball goes.
Quote examples
Cilla Black
British Musician
I helped make the Sixties swing, and I'm very proud of that.
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Frederick W. Smith
American Businessman
I'm not afraid to take a swing and miss.
Example 1 of 10
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