" swing "

[Verb]  | "swing" | \ ˈswiŋ \

1: to cause to move vigorously through a wide arc or circle

2: to cause to sway to and fro

3: to cause to turn on an axis

Origin: 13th century ;

 Middle English, to beat, fling, hurl, rush, from Old English swingan to beat, fling oneself, rush; akin to Old High German swingan to fling, rush;

[Noun]  | "swing" 

1: an act or instance of swinging : swinging movement: such as

2: a stroke or blow delivered with a sweeping arm movement

3: a sweeping or rhythmic movement of the body or a bodily part

Origin: 14th century ;

[Noun]  | "swing shift" 

1: the work shift between the day and night shifts (as from 4 p.m. to midnight)

2: a group of workers in a factory operating seven days a week that work as needed to permit the regular shift workers to have one or more free days per week

Origin: 1940 ;

[Noun]  | "swing state" 

1: a U.S. state in which Republican and Democratic candidates have similar levels of support and which is considered to play a key role in the outcome of presidential elections

Origin: 1952 ;

[Noun]  | "swing bridge" 

1: a bridge that can be moved or raised so that tall boats can pass under it

[Adjective]  | "swing" 

1: of or relating to musical swing

2: that may swing often decisively either way on an issue or in an election

Origin: 1933 ;

[Idiom]  | "swing at (someone or something)" 

1: to try to hit (someone or something) by moving something

[Idiom]  | "swing both ways" 

1: to be bisexual

[Phrasal verb]  | "swing by" 

1: to make a brief visit

[Noun]  | "swing" 

[Verb]  | "swing"