Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)swinga state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity“the party went with a swing”,
“it took time to get into the swing of things” (n)swingmechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth (n)swinga sweeping blow or stroke“he took a wild swing at my head” (n)swing, swing music, jivea style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz (n)baseball swing, swing, cutin baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball“he took a vicious cut at the ball” (n)swinga square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them Verbs
(v)swingmove in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting“He swung his left fist”,
“swing a bat” (v)swing, swaymove or walk in a swinging or swaying manner“He swung back” (v)swingchange direction with a swinging motion; turn“swing back”,
“swing forward” (v)swing, swing overinfluence decisively“This action swung many votes over to his side” (v)dangle, swing, drophang loosely“the ornaments dangled from the tree”,
“The light dropped from the ceiling” (v)swinghit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement“The soccer player began to swing at the referee” (v)swingalternate dramatically between high and low values“his mood swings”,
“the market is swinging up and down” (v)swinglive in a lively, modern, and relaxed style“The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely” (v)swinghave a certain musical rhythm“The music has to swing” (v)swingplay with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm (v)swingengage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends“There were many swinging couples in the 1960's” 