Look up: swing

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   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.
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   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)
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   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] - a square dance figure 6. [n] - changing location by moving back and forth 7. [v] - have a certain musical rhythm 8. [v] - live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style 9. [v] - influence decisively 10. [v] - be a social swinger 11. [v] - move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting 12. [v] - change direction with a swinging motion 13. [v] - move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner 14. [v] - play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm 15. [v] - make a big sweeping gesture or movement 16. [v] - engage freely in promiscuous sex 17. [v] - hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement 18. [v] - change drastically`his mood swings`
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   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).
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   Swing
   Hitting at the ball with the mallet using one of four basic shots: forehand, backhand, neck, and tail.
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   (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. It is implemented using the Model View Controller ...
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   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 and bounded by limits within which the variation of the intensity of the signal is too slight to be de...
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   Swing
   Swing intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Swung ; Archaic imperfect Swang ; present participle & verbal noun Swinging .] [ Middle English swingen , Anglo-Saxon swingan to scourge, to fly, to flutter; akin to German schwingen to winnow, to swingle, oscillate, sich sc ...
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   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 you must have seen the children, and are swung by their men visitants.» Spectator. 2. To give a circular movement to; t ...
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    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 with a swing . 3. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus f ...
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    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, upon which anything may swing; especially, an appar ...
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    swinging noun changing location by moving back and forth
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    noun mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
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    jive noun a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
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    verb influence decisively; `This action swung many votes over to his side`
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    Swing
    `Swing`, `swinger`, or `swinging` may refer to: * Swing (seat), a swinging suspended seat, often found in playgrounds or backyards * Swinging, the practice of engaging in non-monogamous sexual activities
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    • (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 object that can be turned in it. • (v. t.) To give...
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    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]
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    swing
    to move back and forth, sway
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