Cause+to+swing

  • 11swing — swing1 swingable, adj. /swing/, v., swung, swinging, n., adj. v.t. 1. to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one s arms in walking. 2. to cause to move in alternate directions or in either… …

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  • 12swing — [[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

  • 13swing — 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… …

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  • 14To swing a door — Swing Swing, v. t. 1. To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other. [1913 Webster] He swings his tail, and swiftly turns his round. Dryden. [1913 Webster] They get on ropes, as you must have… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15Swing bridge — A swing bridge is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring at or near to its center, about which the turning span can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration below …

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  • 16Swing (jazz performance style) — In jazz and related musical styles, the term swing is used to describe the sense of propulsive rhythmic feel or groove created by the musical interaction between the performers, especially when the music creates a visceral response such as feet… …

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  • 17Swing (Java) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Swing. Swing est une bibliothèque graphique pour le langage de programmation Java, faisant partie du package Java Foundation Classes (JFC), inclus dans J2SE. Swing constitue l une des principales évolutions… …

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  • 18Swing (danse) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Swing. Les origines de la danse swing remontent aux années 1935, avec le Charleston. Cette danse, qui est au départ une danse binome, se modifie au fil du temps. Les gens commencent à danser en seuls, à l’image… …

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  • 19Swing riots — Le terme Swing riots désigne le soulèvement généralisé des travailleurs agricoles du sud et de l est de l Angleterre en 1830. Les émeutiers, des paysans appauvris et sans terres, cherchèrent à mettre un terme aux réductions de salaires imposées… …

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  • 20swing indicator — a means of detecting bites when angling. The indicator has an upwards facing, open end clip attached to a stiff bar anchored on a bankstick. The clip is placed on the fishing line and pulled half way down. A fish taking the bait and swimming away …

    Dictionary of ichthyology