spend or use time | alternate dramatically between high and low values |
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function | hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement |
have an existence, be extant | make a big sweeping gesture or movement |
have life, be alive | engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends |
form or compose | play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm |
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner |
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere | move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting |
be identical to; be someone or something | change direction with a swinging motion; turn |
be identical or equivalent to | be a social swinger; socialize a lot |
represent, as of a character on stage | influence decisively |
be priced at | hang loosely |
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form | live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style |
| have a certain musical rhythm |