swing

noun

1.
a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
2.
mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
geg
Derived from:
swing
3.
a sweeping blow or stroke
swinge
Derived from:
swing
4.
changing location by moving back and forth
swinging vacillation
Derived from:
swing
5.
a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
jive swing music
Derived from:
swing swingy
6.
a jaunty rhythm in music
lilt
Derived from:
swing swingy
7.
the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
dunch golf shot golf stroke
Derived from:
swing
8.
in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
baseball swing cut
9.
a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them