swing (5 letters)

What it means

1. noun — a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
2. noun — mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
3. noun — a sweeping blow or stroke
4. noun — changing location by moving back and forth
5. noun — a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
6. noun — a jaunty rhythm in music
7. noun — the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
8. noun — in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
9. noun — a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
10. verb — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
11. verb — move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
12. verb — change direction with a swinging motion; turn
13. verb — influence decisively
14. verb — make a big sweeping gesture or movement
15. verb — hang freely
16. verb — hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
17. verb — alternate dramatically between high and low values
18. verb — live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
19. verb — have a certain musical rhythm
20. verb — be a social swinger; socialize a lot
21. verb — play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
22. verb — engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends

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