swing
The act, or an instance, of swingingThe act, or an instance, of swinging.
Meaning
17 senses(countable, uncountable)The act, or an instance, of swinging.
the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
(countable, uncountable)The manner in which something is swung.
He worked tirelessly to improve his golf swing.
Door swing indicates direction the door opens.
разма́хrazmáx, зама́хzamáx, взма́хvzmáx
(countable, uncountable)The sweep or compass of a swinging body.
(countable, uncountable)A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
(countable, uncountable)A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
Schaukel, Hutsche
каче́лиkačéli
го́йдалкаhójdalka
(countable, uncountable)An energetic and acrobatic late-1930s partner-based dance style, also known as jitterbug and lindy-hop.
свингsving
(countable, uncountable)The genre of music associated with this dance style.
Swing
свингsving
(countable, uncountable)The amount of change towards or away from something.
разма́хrazmáx
The amount of change towards or away from something.
(countable, uncountable)In an election, the increase or decrease in the number of votes for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party.
The polls showed a wide swing to Labour.
(countable, uncountable)Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
(countable, uncountable)Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
(countable, uncountable)In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.
Examples
214 sentencesThe party is in full swing.
Вечірка у повному розпалі. — deniko
Who broke the swing?
Хто зламав гойдалку? — deniko
ruКто сломал качели? — nina99nv
deWer hat die Schaukel zerstört? — mayabe
Tom is swinging on a swing.
Том гойдається на гойдалці. — deniko
ruТом качается на качелях. — nina99nv
deTom schaukelt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I took a swing at him.
Tom took a swing at me.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English swyngen, from Old English swingan, from Proto-West Germanic *swingan,From Middle English swyngen, from Old English swingan, from Proto-West Germanic *swingan, from Proto-Germanic *swinganą (compare Low German swingen, German schwingen, Dutch zwingen, Swedish svinga), from Proto-Indo-European *swenk-, *sweng- (compare Scottish Gaelic seang (“thin”)). Related to swink.
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Forms
plural: swingsSynonyms
9 synonyms- changing location by moving back and forth:swingingvacillation
- a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz:swing musicjive
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball:baseball swingcut
- a jaunty rhythm in music:lilt
- the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it:golf strokegolf shot
Word family
71 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable