swing
To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
Example
“The plant swung in the breeze.”
Other meanings
To ride on a swing.
“The children laughed as they swung.”
To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wifeswapping.
Related words
- come out swinging
- overswing
- swing at anchor
- swing back
- swing for
- swing into action
- swingle
- not enough room to swing a cat
- swing both ways
- swing by
- swing for the fences
- swing off
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "swingan".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “swing” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.