swing

Universal Words verb, noun verb (swung, swung ) hang and move 1 to move backwards or forwards or from side to side while hanging from a fixed point; to make sth do this: [V] His arms swung as he walked. * A set of keys swung from her belt. * As he pushed her, she swung higher and higher (= while sitting on a swing). * [VN] He sat on the stool, swinging his legs. 2 [+adv./prep.] to move from one place to another by holding sth that is fixed and pulling yourself along, up, etc: [VN] He swung himself out of the car. * [V] The gunshot sent monkeys swinging away through the trees. move in curve 3 [+adv./prep.] to move or make sth move with a wide curved movement: [V] A line of cars swung out of the palace gates. * [VN] He swung his legs over the side of the bed. * [V-ADJ, VN-ADJ] The door swung open. * She swung the door open. turn quickly 4 [+adv./prep.] to turn or change direction suddenly; to make sth do this: [V] She swung back to face him. * The bus swung sharply to the left. * [VN] He swung the camera around to face the opposite direction. try to hit 5 ~ (sth) (at sb/sth) to try to hit sb/sth: [V] She swung at me with the iron bar. * [VN] He swung another punch in my direction. change opinion / mood 6 ~ (from A) (to B)