SWING

Meaning of SWING in English

a type of US jazz dance music played especially by big bands in the 1930s and 1940s. The band leader Benny Goodman was called ‘the King of Swing’, and other swing bands included those of Glenn Miller and Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey . The word swing had been used to refer to all jazz music in the early 1930s.

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SWING
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWING — swing 1 — swingable , adj. /swing/ , v. , swung, swinging , n. , adj. v.t. 1. to cause …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWING
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWING — noun to be hanged. 2. swing ·noun influence of power of a body put in swaying motion. 3. swing ·noun …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWING — in music, both the rhythmic impetus of jazz music and a specific jazz idiom prominent between about 1935 and the …
Britannica English vocabulary
SWING — / swɪŋ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( swung , swung / swʌŋ; NAmE /) HANG AND MOVE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWING — I. swing 1 W3 /swɪŋ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle swung /swʌŋ/) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWING — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. swung) 1 intr. & tr. move or cause to move with a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWING — v. & n. v. (past and past part. swung) 1 intr. & tr. move or cause to move with a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWING — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. swung) 1. intr. & tr. move or cause to move with a …
Oxford English vocab
SWING — ( swings, swinging, swung) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWING — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a door swings open/shut (= moves forward to open or backwards to shut ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWING — 1. сущ. 1) а) качание, колебание In the last elections there was a swing to the right. ≈ На последних …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWING — swing.ogg 1. swıŋ n 1. 1> качание; колебание the swing of the pendulum - качание маятника см. тж. 2) on …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SWING — 1) колебание; качание; раскачивание || колебаться; качаться; раскачиваться 2) размах; удвоенная амплитуда 3) машиностр. наибольший диаметр ( обрабатываемого изделия ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SWING — 1) колебание; качание; раскачивание || колебаться; качаться; раскачиваться 2) размах; удвоенная амплитуда 3) машиностр. наибольший диаметр (обрабатываемого изделия) 4) наибольшее расстояние (между центрами …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SWING
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SWING — swing сущ.1) а) качание, колебание In the last elections there was a swing to the right. — На последних выборах …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SWING — 1. swıŋ n 1. 1> качание; колебание the swing of the pendulum - качание маятника см. тж. 2) on the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SWING — 1. сущ. 1) а) качание, колебание mood swings — перепады настроения In the last elections there was a swing to …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SWING — 1. сущ. 1) а) качание, колебание mood swings — перепады настроения In the last elections there was a swing to the right. — На …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SWING — 1) колебание; качание; размах; амплитуда колебания || колебать, колебаться; качать, качаться; раскачивать, раскачиваться 2) поворот; разворот || поворачивать, поворачиваться 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
SWING — 1. _n. 1> качание; колебание; the swing of the pendulum - {см. pendulum 1, 1}; a swing of public opinion …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SWING — 1. n. 1. качание; колебание; the swing of the pendulum - {см. pendulum 1, 1}; a swing of public opinion …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SWING — 1. _n. 1> качание; колебание; the swing of the pendulum см. pendulum 1, 1; a swing of public opinion изменение …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SWING — I vi 1) infml If it comes to swinging, everyone'll swing — Если будут вешать, то пускай вешают всех 2) sl That chick really …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SWING — I vi 1) infml If it comes to swinging, everyone'll swing — Если будут вешать, то пускай вешают всех 2) …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SWING — swing vi 1. infml If it comes to swinging, everyone'll swing Если будут вешать, то пускай вешают всех 2. sl …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SWING — I 1) If it comes to swinging, everyone'll swing — Если будут вешать, то пускай вешают всех 2) That chick …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
SWING — 1. сущ. 1) а) качание, колебание In the last elections there was a swing to the right. ≈ На последних …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWING — pendular, oscillar; (tr.) brandisser; far flirtar. ~ ROUND: tornar se; (the arms) brassear; n. (swings) balansuore
English interlingue dictionary
SWING — tabyog
English-Visayan vocabulary
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Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWING — blues as the basis for improvisations and arrangements. The popular music of the U.S. from about 1930 to 1945 (years …
Английский словарь Британика
SWING — (n.) The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the …
Английский словарь Webster
SWING — (v. t.) To admit or turn (anything) for the purpose of shaping it; -- said of a lathe; as, the …
Английский словарь Webster
SWING — (v. t.) To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing a sword; to swing a …
Английский словарь Webster
SWING — (v. t.) To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to …
Английский словарь Webster
SWING — (n.) To be hanged.
Английский словарь Webster
SWING — (n.) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.
Английский словарь Webster
SWING — (v. i.) To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure. See Swing, n., 3.
Английский словарь Webster
SWING — (v. i.) To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open.
Английский словарь Webster
SWING — (v. i.) To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.
Английский словарь Webster
SWING — ( v. t. ) To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing a sword; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWING — ( v. t. ) To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWING — ( v. t. ) To admit or turn (anything) for the purpose of shaping it; -- said of a lathe; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWING — ( v. i. ) To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure. See Swing, n., 3.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWING — ( v. i. ) To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWING — ( v. i. ) To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWING — ( n. ) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWING — ( n. ) To be hanged.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWING — ( n. ) The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWING — ( n. ) Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWING — ( n. ) Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWING — ( n. ) Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWING — ( n. ) Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWING — ( n. ) A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; especially, an …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWING — v. move back and forth; strike with a sweeping movement of the arm; turn; alter one's opinion or interest; ride …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SWING — n. act of swinging; back and forth movement; sweeping motion made by the arm; swaying movement of the body; suspended …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SWING — n. bi swing new jack swing swing shift western swing swung dash free swinging
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SWING — n. Function: adjective Date: 1933 1 : of or relating to musical swing <a swing band> < swing music> < …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SWING — n. Function: noun Date: 14th century 1 : an act or instance of swinging : swinging movement: as a (1) …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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