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be vs swing

swing vs be

be is not a noun while swing is a noun.

be and swing both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
swing Yes No Yes No
As verbs, swing is a hyponym of be; that is, swing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • swing: have a certain musical rhythm
Other hyponyms of be include look, hurt, suffer, be well, suffer, feel, remain, rest, stay, continue, coruscate, scintillate, sparkle, bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw, rank, point, need, require, want, compact, pack, rest, cut, boil, seethe, moon about, moon around, mope, appear, look, seem, appear, seem, owe, belong, cover, represent, account, cut across, begin, start, begin, stand, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify, go, add up, make sense, comprise, consist, prove, turn out, turn up, account for, remain, adhere, stand by, stick, stick by, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, add up, amount, come, number, total, count, matter, weigh, rate, deserve, merit, buy, shine, fall, depend, underlie, behoove, behove, stink, blow, suck, delimit, subtend, body forth, embody, incarnate, substantiate, contain, hold, take, be, cost, measure, buzz, hum, seethe, abound, disaccord, disagree, discord, gape, yaw, yawn, be given, incline, lean, run, tend, go, run, enter, figure, press, rage, interrelate, relate, rut, stagnate, stagnate, come in handy, squat, hoodoo, impend, range, run, continue, remain, stay, stay on, sell, translate, head, head up, come in for, compare, come, fall, encounter, run into, gravitate, pay, diverge, shine, iridesce, lie, stand, hang, litter, suit, end, terminate, fit, lend, let go, belong, belong, curve, twist, wind, jumble, mingle, promise, accept, take, clean, draw, wash, balance, come, hail, act, test, answer, beat, hold, count, contain, connect, sell, sell, kill, make, adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace, consist, work, lubricate, breathe, trim, osculate, retard, transplant, cohere, object, stick, recognize, distribute, put out, bake, broil, drown, swim, swim, belong, geek.
be (noun) swing (noun)
changing location by moving back and forth
in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
a sweeping blow or stroke
mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
a jaunty rhythm in music
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
be (verb) swing (verb)
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
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