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swing vs movement

movement vs swing

swing and movement both are nouns.

swing is a verb but movement is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
swing Yes No Yes No
movement Yes No No No
As nouns, movement is a hypernym of swing; that is, movement is a word with a broader meaning than swing:
  • swing: changing location by moving back and forth
  • movement: the act of changing location from one place to another
Other hypernyms of swing include motion, move.
swing (noun) movement (noun)
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 the location of something
the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them the act of changing location from one place to another
a sweeping blow or stroke the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock)
mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
a jaunty rhythm in music a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
a euphemism for defecation
swing (verb) movement (verb)
alternate dramatically between high and low values
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 movement

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