Synonyms for swing

noun

• in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
• a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
• a jaunty rhythm in music
• the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
• changing location by moving back and forth
• a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
• a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
• a sweeping blow or stroke
• mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

verb

• make a big sweeping gesture or movement
• move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
• be a social swinger; socialize a lot
• hang freely
• influence decisively
• alternate dramatically between high and low values
• change direction with a swinging motion; turn
• engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
• have a certain musical rhythm
• hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
• live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
• move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
• play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm