Sway (noun)
The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
Sway (noun)
A rocking or swinging motion.
“The old song caused a little sway in everyone in the room.”
Sway (noun)
Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
“I doubt I’ll hold much sway with someone so powerful.”
Sway (noun)
Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Sway (noun)
Rule; dominion; control; power.
Sway (noun)
A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.
Sway (noun)
The maximum amplitude of a vehicle’s lateral motion.
Sway (verb)
To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
“sway to the music;”
“The trees swayed in the breeze.”
Sway (verb)
To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.
“to sway the sceptre”
Sway (verb)
To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.
“Do you think you can sway their decision?”
Sway (verb)
To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.
“to sway up the yards”
Sway (verb)
To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
Sway (verb)
To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
Swing (verb)
To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
“The plant swung in the breeze.”
Swing (verb)
To dance.
Swing (verb)
To ride on a swing.
“The children laughed as they swung.”
Swing (verb)
To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.
Swing (verb)
To hang from the gallows.
Swing (verb)
to move sideways in its trajectory.
Swing (verb)
To fluctuate or change.
“It wasn’t long before the crowd’s mood swung towards restless irritability.”
Swing (verb)
To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.
“He swung his sword as hard as he could.”
Swing (verb)
To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
Swing (verb)
To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
“If it’s not too expensive, I think we can swing it.”
Swing (verb)
To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
Swing (verb)
to make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
Swing (verb)
To move one’s arm in a punching motion.
Swing (verb)
In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one’s partner, holding hands or arms.
“”to swing one’s partner”, or simply “to swing””
Swing (verb)
To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.
“The lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter.”
Swing (verb)
To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.
Swing (verb)
To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.
“A ship swings with the tide.”
Swing (noun)
The manner in which something is swung.
“He worked tirelessly to improve his golf swing.”
“Door swing indicates direction the door opens.”
“the swing of a pendulum”
Swing (noun)
A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
Swing (noun)
A hanging seat in a children’s playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
Swing (noun)
A dance style.
Swing (noun)
The genre of music associated with this dance style.
Swing (noun)
The amount of change towards or away from something.
Swing (noun)
Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
Swing (noun)
The diameter that a lathe can cut.
Swing (noun)
In a understudies several roles.
Swing (noun)
A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.
Swing (noun)
Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
Swing (noun)
Free course; unrestrained liberty.
Swing (noun)
A type of hook with the arm more extended.
Swing (verb)
move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis
“her long black skirt swung about her legs”
“the door swung shut behind him”
“a priest began swinging a censer”
Swing (verb)
be executed by hanging
“now he was going to swing for it”
Swing (verb)
turn (a ship or aircraft) to all compass points in succession, in order to test compass error.
Swing (verb)
move by grasping a support from below and leaping
“the Irishman swung himself into the saddle”
“we swung across like two trapeze artists”
Swing (verb)
move quickly round to the opposite direction
“Ronni had swung round to face him”
Swing (verb)
move with a rhythmic swaying gait
“the riflemen swung along smartly”
Swing (verb)
move or cause to move in a smooth, curving line
“she swung her legs to the side of the bed”
“the cab swung into the car park”
Swing (verb)
bring down (something held) with a curving movement, typically in order to hit an object
“I swung the club and missed the ball”
Swing (verb)
attempt to hit or punch, typically with a wide curving movement of the arm
“he swung at me with the tyre wrench”
Swing (verb)
deliver (a punch) with a wide curving movement of the arm
“she swung a punch at him”
Swing (verb)
(of a bowler) make a delivery of (a ball) deviate sideways from a regular course in the air.
Swing (verb)
(of a delivery) deviate sideways from a regular course.
Swing (verb)
shift or cause to shift from one opinion, mood, or state of affairs to another
“opinion swung in the Chancellor’s favour”
“the failure to seek peace could swing sentiment the other way”
Swing (verb)
have a decisive influence on (something, especially a vote or election)
“an attempt to swing the vote in their favour”
Swing (verb)
succeed in bringing about
“what swung it was the £17,000 she offered the panel to let her win”
Swing (verb)
play music with a flowing but vigorous rhythm
“the band swung on”
Swing (verb)
(of music) be played with a flowing but vigorous rhythm.
Swing (verb)
(of an event, place, or way of life) be lively, exciting, or fashionable.
Swing (verb)
engage in group sex or swap sexual partners within a group, especially on a habitual basis.
Swing (noun)
a seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.
Swing (noun)
a period of time spent swinging back and forth on a seat suspended by ropes or chains.
Swing (noun)
an act of swinging
“with the swing of her arm, the knife flashed through the air”
Swing (noun)
the manner in which a golf club or a bat is swung
“the flaws in his swing weren’t evident when he was an amateur”
Swing (noun)
the motion of swinging
“this short cut gave her hair new movement and swing”
Swing (noun)
an attempted blow or punch
“Neil took a swing at her”
Swing (noun)
sideways deviation of the ball from a regular path
“a swing bowler”
Swing (noun)
a discernible change in opinion, especially the amount by which votes or points scored change from one side to another
“a five per cent swing to Labour”
Swing (noun)
a style of jazz or dance music with a flowing but vigorous rhythm.
Swing (noun)
the rhythmic feeling or drive of swing.
Swing (noun)
a swift tour involving a number of stops, especially one undertaken as part of a political campaign.
Swing (noun)
(in musical theatre) an understudy, typically one who covers multiple roles in the chorus of a particular production.