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Look up: swing

  1. Swing
    (programming) Java's graphical user interface (GUI) package that provides a large collection of widgets (buttons, labels, lists etc.) that behave similarly on different platforms. Swing features 'pluggable look & feel', allowing the program to look like a Windows, Motif or Macintosh) application. ...
    Found on http://foldoc.org/Swing

  2. Swing
    The transfer of votes from one party to another. The actual transfer is complicated, so usually taken to mean between the top two parties in any seat or area.
    Found on http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/polit

  3. Swing
    Swing, the movable front(lens) and back (film) panels (standards) of most view and monorail cameras. They allow manipulation of perspective and depth of field. (see Depth of field, Monorail, Movements, & Standard)
    Found on http://www.peterashbyhayter.co.uk/glossa

  4. swing
    [n] - a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity 2. [n] - a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s 3. [n] - mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth 4. [n] - a sweeping blow or stroke 5. [n] -...
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Swing
    (In topic `Web Development`) Swing is a Java toolkit written in Java comprising of a set of program components used by Java developers to create GUI`s. Swing is included in the Java Foundation Classes (JFC) which are provided in the  Java Developers Toolkit (JDK).
    Found on http://www.it-architects.co.uk/a_-_z_glo

  6. Swing
    Hitting at the ball with the mallet using one of four basic shots: forehand, backhand, neck, and tail.
    Found on http://www.ulu.co.uk/polo/content/index.

  7. swing
    involuntary deviation of an aircraft from a straight course while taxiing,landing or taking-off Category: Transport • distance between the spindle axis and the frame of the machine Category: Mechanical engineering • angle containing the direction of the bearing observation an...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  8. Swing
    Swing intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Swung ; Archaic imperfect Swang ; present participle & verbal noun Swinging .] [ Middle English sw...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/259

  9. Swing
    Swing transitive verb 1. To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other. « He swings his tail, and swiftly turns his round.» Dryden. « They get on ropes, as yo...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/259

  10. Swing
    Swing noun 1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum. 2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk w...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/259

  11. swing
    1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum. ... 2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing. ... 3. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose,...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  12. swing
    swinging noun changing location by moving back and forth
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. swing
    noun mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  14. swing
    jive noun a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  15. swing
    verb influence decisively; `This action swung many votes over to his side`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  16. Swing
    • (n.) To be hanged. • (n.) Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency. • (v. t.) To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other. • (n.) Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest objec...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  17. swing
    in music, both the rhythmic impetus of jazz music and a specific jazz idiom prominent between about 1935 and the mid-1940s—years sometimes called the ... [12 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/196

  18. swing
    to move back and forth, sway
    Found on http://www.eslgold.com/acad_vocab_defini

  19. Swing
    Swing is slang for to be hanged.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  20. Swing
    Swing is slang for to be hanged.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  21. swing
    The action of stroking the ball.
    Found on http://www.aviemoregolf.com/s.html

  22. Swing
    The movement a golf player makes with his/her club to hit the ball. A golf swing is made up of a series of complex mechanical body movements. A perfect golf swing is regarded as the "holy grail" of the sport, and there are many approaches as to how to achieve "perfection".
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of

  23. Swing
    The action of hitting the ball.
    Found on http://www.golfeurope.com/almanac/golf_t

  24. Swing
    The transfer of votes from one party to another. The actual transfer is complicated, so usually taken to mean between the top two parties in any seat or area.
    Found on http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/v

  25. Swing
    `Swing` or `swinging` may refer to: Sports: Dance: Music: Artists: Concepts: Songs and albums: Other: Films and television: Politics: Computing : Other uses: See also:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing



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