Tra từ swing - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

swing [swing swings swung swinging] verb, noun BrE [swɪŋ] NAmE [swɪŋ]
verb (swung, swungBrE [swʌŋ] ; NAmE [swʌŋ] )

HANG AND MOVE
1. intransitive, transitive to move backwards or forwards or from side to side while hanging from a fixed point; to make sth do this
• His arms swung as he walked.
• As he pushed her, she swung higher and higher (= while sitting on a swing).
•~ from sth A set of keys swung from her belt.
•~ sth He sat on the stool, swinging his legs.
2. intransitive, transitive to move from one place to another by holding sth that is fixed and pulling yourself along, up, etc
•+ adv./prep. The gunshot sent monkeys swinging away through the trees.
•~ yourself + adv./prep. He swung himself out of the car.

MOVE IN CURVE
3. intransitive, transitive to move or make sth move with a wide curved movement
•+ adv./prep. A line of cars swung out of the palace gates.
•~ sth + adv./prep. He swung his legs over the side of the bed.
•+ adj. The door swung open.
•~ sth + adj. She swung the door open.

TURN QUICKLY
4. intransitive, transitive to turn or change direction suddenly; to make sth do this
•+ adv./prep. She swung back to face him.
•The bus swung sharply to the left.
•~ sth + adv./prep. He swung the camera around to face the opposite direction.

TRY TO HIT
5. intransitive, transitive to try to hit sb/sth
•~ at sb/sth She swung at me with the iron bar.
•~ sth (at sb/sth) He swung another punch in my direction.

CHANGE OPINION/MOOD
6. intransitive, transitive to change or make sb/sth change from one opinion, mood, etc. to another
•~ (from A) (to B) The state has swung from Republican to Democrat.
•~ (between A and B) His emotions swung between fear and curiosity.
•The game could swing either way (= either side could win it).
•~ sb/sth (to sth) I managed to swing them round to my point of view.

DO/GET STH
7. transitive (informal)to succeed in getting or achieving sth, sometimes in a slightly dishonest way
•~ sth We're trying to swing it so that we can travel on the same flight.
•~ sb sth Is there any chance of you swinging us a couple of tickets?

OF MUSIC
8. intransitive to have a strong rhythm

OF PARTY
9. intransitive (informal)if a party, etc. is swinging, there are a lot of people there having a good time
more at no room to swing a cat at ↑room _n.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English swingan ‘to beat, whip’, also ‘rush’, geswing ‘a stroke with a weapon’, of Germanic origin; related to German schwingen ‘brandish’.

Example Bank:
•He swung up into the saddle and rode off.
•Hearing a sarcastic note in his voice, she swung around to face him.
•Her mood could swing rapidly from gloom to exhilaration.
•I could see him swinging from the branch of a large tree.
•Let your arms swing freely at your sides.
•Niccolò swung towards her.
•Nick swung towards/toward her.
•Opinion swung heavily to the left.
•She lashed out, her arm swinging wildly.
•She let the door swing shut behind her.
•She swung down from the tree in one easy movement.
•The balance of power swung wildly from one party to the other.
•The pendulum swung slowly backwards and forwards.
•The pendulum swung slowly from side to side.
•The road swung sharply around.
•As he pushed her, she swung higher and higher.
•He swung round to face the crowd.
•He swung the car round in a dangerous U-turn.
•She sat on a stool swinging her legs.
•She swung around angrily, her eyes blazing.
•Suddenly she swung back on her heel.
•The elephant swung its trunk from side to side.
•The game could swing either way.
•The rope was swinging slightly in the breeze.
Idioms: ↑get in the swing ▪ ↑go with a swing ▪ ↑in full swing ▪ ↑swing both ways ▪ ↑swing for the fences ▪ ↑swing into action ▪ ↑swing the balance ▪ ↑swing the lead ▪ ↑swings and roundabouts
Derived: ↑swing by ▪ ↑swing by something

noun

MOVEMENT
1. countable a swinging movement or rhythm
• He took a wild swing at the ball.
•the swing of her hips

OF OPINION/MOOD
2. countable a change from one opinion or situation to another; the amount by which sth changes
• He is liable to abrupt mood swings (= for example from being very happy to being very sad).
• Voting showed a 10% swing to Labour.
•There are indications of a swing towards nuclear power.

HANGING SEAT
3. countable a seat for swinging on, hung from above on ropes or chains
• The kids were playing on the swings.

IN GOLF
4. singular the swinging movement you make with your arms and body when you hit the ball in the game of ↑golf
• I need to work on my swing.

MUSIC
5. uncountable a type of ↑jazz with a smooth rhythm, played especially by big dance bands in the 1930s

JOURNEY
6. singular (NAmE)a quick journey, especially one made by a politician, in which sb visits several different places in a short time
•a three-day campaign swing through California

Word Origin:
Old English swingan ‘to beat, whip’, also ‘rush’, geswing ‘a stroke with a weapon’, of Germanic origin; related to German schwingen ‘brandish’.

Example Bank:
•Her dad pushed her on the swing.
•Ohio is a swing state in the presidential election.
•She suffers from severe mood swings.
•Some kids were playing on the swings.
•The Conservatives suffered an adverse swing of 6%.
•The golfers were practising/practicing their swings.
•The party needs a swing of only 2.5% to win the seat.
•There was a political swing of the pendulum back to the right.
•This represents a swing of 14% against the party.
•a dramatic swing against the socialists
•a late swing towards the Tories
•a sharp swing in the attitudes of economists
•golfers practising their swings
•his sudden swings of mood
•signs of a late swing to the Democrats
•the swing away from science in schools
•the technique for making the perfect golf swing
•violent swings in policy
•He is liable to abrupt mood swings.
•Voting showed a 10% swing to Labour.