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  • 61swing — [[t]swɪŋ[/t]] v. swung, swing•ing, 1) to cause to move to and fro or oscillate, as something suspended from above 2) to cause to move or turn in alternate directions or in either direction on a fixed point or axis, as a door on hinges 3) to move… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 62swing —    1. to be killed by hanging    The rotation of a suspended corpse:     On high as ever on a tow Swing s in the widdie. (Sanderson, 1826 tow is hemp and in the widdie was twisting around)    Still used figuratively of receiving punishment, in… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 63swing — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, Ferris wheel, Long Melford, Zeitgeist, accent, accentuation, acid rock, act, acting, action, activism, activity, air space, alternate, amble, amphibrach, amphimacer, ample scope, anacrusis, anapest,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 64swing — verb (swings, swinging; past and past participle swung) 1》 move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while or as if suspended.     ↘informal be executed by hanging. 2》 move by grasping a support and leaping.     ↘move quickly… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 65swing — 1. verb 1) the sign swung in the wind Syn: sway, oscillate, move back and forth, move to and fro, wave, wag, rock, flutter, flap 2) Helen swung the bottle Syn: brandish, wave …

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  • 66Swing'n — Infobox album Name = Swing n Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Hi C Released = September 28, 1993 Recorded = Genre = Hip Hop Length = Label = Skanless Producer = Hi C Tony A DJ Quik Reviews = Last album = Skanless (1991) This album = Swing n… …

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  • 67Swing — La palabra inglesa swing puede referirse a: En la música Un tipo de fraseo musical. Un baile característico del jazz. Un estilo concreto en el desarrollo del jazz: el Swing. Una cualidad musical. En el deporte Un movimiento rápido en forma de… …

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  • 68Swing — 1. A fluctuation in the value of an asset, liability or account. This term is most commonly used when referring to a situation in which the price of an asset experiences a significant change over a short period. 2. A short term trading strategy… …

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  • 69swing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. oscillate, sway, wag; depend, dangle; pivot, turn; informal, be hanged; slang, [wife or husband ]swap. See oscillation,punishment, impurity, sex. n. sweep, sway, oscillation; rhythm, lilt, scope,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 70swing by — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms swing by : present tense I/you/we/they swing by he/she/it swings by present participle swinging by past tense swung by past participle swung by mainly American informal swing by something to make… …

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