swing vs brachiate

brachiate vs swing

swing is a noun but brachiate is not a noun.

swing is not an adjective while brachiate is an adjective.

swing and brachiate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
swing	Yes	No	Yes	No
brachiate	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, brachiate is a hyponym of swing; that is, brachiate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than swing:

swing: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
brachiate: swing from one hold to the next

Other hyponyms of swing include waver, weave, lash, oscillate, vibrate.

swing (noun)	brachiate (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

swing (adjective)	brachiate (adjective)
	having arms or armlike appendages
	having widely spreading paired branches

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

Difference between swing and brachiate

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