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swing

82 1.0
A seat hung by ropes or chains for a person to move back and forth
  • noun
  • /swɪŋ/
translation icon : columpio
  • Children are playing on swings and seesaws in a small public park.
  • a porch swing
  • a swing set
  • a tire swing

This these kids are like on a rope swing and just hit your car.

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Examples

  • I want to go on the swings.

  • Annie flops down on a child's swing set in the park.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • OK, Watch this girl on a swing closely.

  • Wish I had a swing like that in my backyard.

  • Ours is the house with the swing set in the front yard.

  • Her favorite thing was to play on the swings.

  • Now she walked out on the porch, dried off the swing with a towel, and sat down.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • A dream playground, crowded with laughing children playing on swings, slides, and a jungle gym.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Abbie's in overalls, standing near a swing set, and I'm in a tuxedo, watching her.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The children took turns sitting on the swing in the park, laughing as they soared through the air.

Idioms

23 3.5

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

5 7.3

Try something risky to get a big reward

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

Being comfortable and taking part easily in an activity

1 8.3

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

Compounds

40 3.9

A sudden change from one emotion to another without warning

20 4.2

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

11 1.0

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

3 3.1

A door on hinges that opens in both directions

3 4.3

An evening work shift from late afternoon until around midnight

1 3.9

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

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

3.7

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

How Comfortable

recliner
18 3.1
hammock
46 2.3
swing
82 1.0
stool
95 1.0

Surface Forms

swing singular
swings plural

Etymology

Swing for the seat that hangs from ropes or chains comes from the verb swing because the seat moves back and forth when it hangs. A child's swing is simply the seat that swings, which makes the name easy to remember.