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Topic: swing
Definition:

  • a 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" mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth a sweeping blow or stroke
  • "he took a wild swing at my head" changing location by moving back and forth 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 in baseball
  • a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
  • "he took a vicious cut at the ball" a square dance figure
  • a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
  • "He swung his left fist"
  • "swing a bat" move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
  • "He swung back" change direction with a swinging motion
  • turn
  • "swing back"
  • "swing forward" influence decisively
  • "This action swung many votes over to his side" make a big sweeping gesture or movement hang freely
  • "the ornaments dangled from the tree"
  • "The light dropped from the ceiling" hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
  • "The soccer player began to swing at the referee" alternate dramatically between high and low values
  • "his mood swings"
  • "the market is swinging up and down" live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
  • "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely" have a certain musical rhythm
  • "The music has to swing" be a social swinger
  • socialize a lot play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
  • "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"

    Related tag cloud:

  • jazz
  • music
  • dance
  • blues
  • big band
  • dancing
  • lindy hop
  • ballroom
  • salsa
  • lindy
  • tango
  • cd
  • band
  • latin
  • rock
  • jitterbug
  • waltz
  • jive
  • golf
  • swingers
  • club
    • Resources:

    Java.sun.com: The Source for Java Technology
    Sun's home for Java. Offers Windows, Solaris, and Linux Java Development Kits (JDKs), extensions, news, tutorials, and product information.
    http://java.sun.com/

    Total Swing Online
    Information about the swing scene in New England.
    http://www.totalswing.com/

    Swiss Swing Dance Society
    For lindy hop dance enthusiasts in Switzerland. Event schedule, photo gallery, links to swing dance classes.
    http://www.swing.ch/

    Any Swing Goes
    An online magazine dedicated to the revival of swing and big band music and dancing, including the latest swing news, reviews, an online chat lounge, and a comprehensive links directory to everything swing on the Internet.
    http://www.anyswinggoes.com/

    Nocturne
    Contains recommendations for Swing Dancing, dining, entertainment and movies. Calendar of upcoming events updated.
    http://www.nocturne.com/