SWINGING

To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.

Example: "The plant swung in the breeze."

To dance.

To ride on a swing.

Example: "The children laughed as they swung."

To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.

To hang from the gallows.

(of a ball) to move sideways in its trajectory.

To fluctuate or change.

Example: "It wasn't long before the crowd's mood swung towards restless irritability."

To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.

Example: "He swung his sword as hard as he could."

To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.

To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.

Example: "If it’s not too expensive, i think we can swing it."

To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.

(of a bowler) to make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.

To move one's arm in a punching motion.

In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.

Example: ""to swing one's partner", or simply "to swing""

To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.

Example: "The lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter."

To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.

To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.

Example: "A ship swings with the tide."