Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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swing | Yes | No | Yes | No |
motion | Yes | No | Yes | No |
swing (noun) | motion (noun) |
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changing location by moving back and forth | a change of position that does not entail a change of location |
in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball | the act of changing location from one place to another |
the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it | the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals |
a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them | a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote |
a sweeping blow or stroke | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something |
mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth | an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object |
a jaunty rhythm in music | a state of change |
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 (verb) | motion (verb) |
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alternate dramatically between high and low values | show, express or direct through movement |
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 |