swing
English Thesaurus
1. changing location by moving back and forth (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | motion, move, movement, |
| definition | : | the act of changing location from one place to another (noun.act) |
2. a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them (noun.act)
3. in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | shot, stroke, shot, stroke, |
| definition | : | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand (noun.act) |
4. the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | downswing, |
| definition | : | a swing downward of a golf club (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fade, slice, slicing, |
| definition | : | a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | draw, hook, hooking, |
| definition | : | a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | drive, driving, |
| definition | : | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | explosion, |
| definition | : | a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | putt, putting, |
| definition | : | hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | approach, approach shot, |
| definition | : | a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sclaff, |
| definition | : | a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | shank, |
| definition | : | a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | teeoff, |
| definition | : | the act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole (noun.act) |
5. a sweeping blow or stroke (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | blow, |
| definition | : | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon (noun.act) |
6. mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | mechanical device, |
| definition | : | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles (noun.artifact) |
| hypernym | : | plaything, toy, |
| definition | : | an artifact designed to be played with (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | trapeze, |
| definition | : | a swing used by circus acrobats (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | playground, |
| definition | : | yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play (noun.artifact) |
7. a jaunty rhythm in music (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | rhythmicity, |
| definition | : | the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music (noun.attribute) |
8. a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | jazz, |
| definition | : | a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles (noun.communication) |
9. a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity (noun.state)
10. alternate dramatically between high and low values (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | fluctuate, vacillate, waver, |
| definition | : | move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern (verb.motion) |
11. hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement (verb.competition)
| hypernym | : | aim, direct, take, take aim, train, |
| definition | : | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards (verb.competition) |
12. engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | fornicate, |
| definition | : | have sex without being married (verb.contact) |
13. make a big sweeping gesture or movement (verb.contact)
14. play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | play, |
| definition | : | play on an instrument (verb.creation) |
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
15. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move back and forth, |
| definition | : | move in one direction and then into the opposite direction (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | waver, weave, |
| definition | : | sway to and fro (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | lash, |
| definition | : | lash or flick about sharply (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | oscillate, vibrate, |
| definition | : | move or swing from side to side regularly (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | brachiate, |
| definition | : | swing from one hold to the next (verb.motion) |
16. change direction with a swinging motion; turn (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
| definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
17. move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | wind up, |
| definition | : | give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching (verb.motion) |
18. be a social swinger; socialize a lot (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | socialise, socialize, |
| definition | : | take part in social activities; interact with others (verb.social) |
19. influence decisively (verb.social)
20. live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | live, |
| definition | : | lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style (verb.stative) |
21. hang freely (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | hang, |
| definition | : | be suspended or hanging (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | droop, loll, |
| definition | : | hang loosely or laxly (verb.stative) |
22. have a certain musical rhythm (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
23. changing location by moving back and forth (noun.act)
| derivation | : | fluctuate, vacillate, waver, |
| definition | : | move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | sway, swing, |
| definition | : | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | change direction with a swinging motion; turn (verb.motion) |
24. the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it (noun.act)
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting (verb.motion) |
25. a sweeping blow or stroke (noun.act)
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | sweep, swing, swing out, |
| definition | : | make a big sweeping gesture or movement (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting (verb.motion) |
26. mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth (noun.artifact)
27. a jaunty rhythm in music (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | lilt, |
| definition | : | articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | have a certain musical rhythm (verb.stative) |
28. a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | jive, |
| definition | : | dance to jive music; dance the jive (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | have a certain musical rhythm (verb.stative) |
29. hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | a sweeping blow or stroke (noun.act) |
30. engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | swinger, tramp, |
| definition | : | a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex (noun.person) |
31. make a big sweeping gesture or movement (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | sweep, |
| definition | : | a movement in an arc (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | a sweeping blow or stroke (noun.act) |
32. play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | lilt, swing, |
| definition | : | a jaunty rhythm in music (noun.attribute) |
33. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
| definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | swinger, |
| definition | : | someone who swings sports implements (noun.person) |
34. change direction with a swinging motion; turn (verb.motion)
35. move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | golf shot, golf stroke, swing, |
| definition | : | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | a sweeping blow or stroke (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | swinger, |
| definition | : | someone who swings sports implements (noun.person) |
36. hang freely (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth (noun.artifact) |
37. have a certain musical rhythm (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | lilt, swing, |
| definition | : | a jaunty rhythm in music (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | jive, swing, swing music, |
| definition | : | a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz (noun.communication) |
38. changing location by moving back and forth (noun.act)
| derivation | : | fluctuate, vacillate, waver, |
| definition | : | move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | sway, swing, |
| definition | : | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | change direction with a swinging motion; turn (verb.motion) |
39. the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it (noun.act)
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting (verb.motion) |
40. a sweeping blow or stroke (noun.act)
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | sweep, swing, swing out, |
| definition | : | make a big sweeping gesture or movement (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting (verb.motion) |
41. mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth (noun.artifact)
42. a jaunty rhythm in music (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | lilt, |
| definition | : | articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | have a certain musical rhythm (verb.stative) |
43. a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | jive, |
| definition | : | dance to jive music; dance the jive (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | have a certain musical rhythm (verb.stative) |
44. hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | a sweeping blow or stroke (noun.act) |
45. engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | swinger, tramp, |
| definition | : | a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex (noun.person) |
46. make a big sweeping gesture or movement (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | sweep, |
| definition | : | a movement in an arc (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | a sweeping blow or stroke (noun.act) |
47. play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | lilt, swing, |
| definition | : | a jaunty rhythm in music (noun.attribute) |
48. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | careen, rock, sway, tilt, |
| definition | : | pitching dangerously to one side (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | swinger, |
| definition | : | someone who swings sports implements (noun.person) |
49. change direction with a swinging motion; turn (verb.motion)
50. move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | golf shot, golf stroke, swing, |
| definition | : | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | a sweeping blow or stroke (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | swinger, |
| definition | : | someone who swings sports implements (noun.person) |
51. hang freely (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | swing, |
| definition | : | mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth (noun.artifact) |
52. have a certain musical rhythm (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | lilt, swing, |
| definition | : | a jaunty rhythm in music (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | jive, swing, swing music, |
| definition | : | a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz (noun.communication) |
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