↔️ To move back and forth ↔️ A back-and-forth movement ⚾ To hit with force ⚾ A strong hit 🏃 Active period 🪁 A seat for swinging 🎷 Lively jazz style 🎷 To play with rhythm 🗳️ To influence result 🔄 To change quickly 🎉 To party 🔄 To swap partners 💃 A dance move

to swing

36 7.9

Go out to party and socialize in lively places

verb
/swɪŋ/

Archaic

: moverse por

Alice was missing me, so I thought I'd swing by.
swinging London

And we we thought if we're going to go out, we need to swing.

Examples

Mind if I swing by the studio and check out the progress?

The Kill Room (2023)
Mind if I swing by the studio and check out the progress?
So... you just swing by to say hello?

Knox Goes Away (2024)
As I said, I could swing by tonight...

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
If you visit or stay in Korea, please swing by next time and have some fun!

Blog text (27)
Valentina will swing by to keep an eye on it for you.

Saw X (2023)
Swing by the fortress and pick me up on your way.

Fortress: Sniper's Eye (2022)
So if you're in Arlington, TX, swing by Hurtado and check it out.
Hey, after work, we'll swing by the bar and see what's up.
So, if you want to swing by, that would be pretty cool.

Antonyms

to conform

96 3.2

Think and act like other people or follow rules

Idioms

in full swing

23 3.5

At the peak of activity when many people are active and working

to swing for the fences

Informal

5 7.3

Try something risky to get a big reward

back into the swing of things

Informal

5 5.3

To start doing your normal work and activities after a break

swing and a miss

Informal

3 7.0

An attempt that fails to get the result you wanted

in the swing of things

3 6.8

Being comfortable and taking part easily in an activity

to swing both ways

NSFW

1 8.3

To be attracted to both men and women or to like different things

Phrasal Verbs

to swing by

72 3.7

Visit a place for a short time while on the way somewhere

to swing around

10 3.2

Turn quickly to face the opposite direction

to swing out

6 3.9

To move outward in a wide, sweeping motion

to swing wide

1 3.9

Open a door or gate fully by moving it on its hinges

to swing through

1 3.9

Stop at a place for a short time while going somewhere else

to swing about

1 4.8

To turn quickly to face another direction or change your opinion suddenly

to swing from branch to branch

1 3.8

Move quickly through trees like monkeys by holding and letting go of branches

to swing over

5.8

Make someone change their opinion or decision

to swing round the circle

9.9

To go around the group to hear each person's opinion

Compounds

mood swing

40 3.9

A sudden change from one emotion to another without warning

swing voter

20 4.2

A person who sometimes votes for different political parties and can decide the result of an election

swing set

11 1.0

A frame with seats hanging by chains or ropes for children to swing back and forth

swing door

3 3.1

A door on hinges that opens in both directions

swing shift

3 4.3

An evening work shift from late afternoon until around midnight

swing music

1 3.9

A lively style of jazz with a strong beat that big bands play

baseball swing

1 2.9

The movement a player makes with a bat to hit a thrown ball

swing set

3.7

A group of swing jazz songs played together to make people dance

How Lively

to carouse

Archaic

4 9.3

to party

Informal

298 3.0

to swing

Archaic

36 7.9

to mingle

64 3.1

to socialize

68 2.8

Surface Forms

swing infinitive

swinging present participle

swings third person singular

swung past

swung past participle

Etymology

Swing meaning 'to live or socialize in a lively way' grew from the 1960s word 'swinging' for a fashionable, lively social life where people went out and danced. Think of going to busy parties or clubs, and you will see why it means being socially active.