swing

Everyday

1. To swing means to move backwards and forwards or from side to side while hanging from something. tree →
2. To swing something, like a bat or your arms, means to move it in a curve. tree →
3. A swing is a seat hanging on ropes or chains that you sit on and move back and forth, especially in a playground. tree →
4. A swing can mean a big change, such as a swing in mood. tree →

In the lessons

In playground safety lessons: hold on with both hands, don't stand on or twist the swing, and never walk in front of or behind a moving swing. In science a swing is a pendulum: it goes back and forth in a steady rhythm, and pushing at the right moment makes it go higher. In sport you swing a bat, racket or golf club. Phrases: swing on, swing back and forth, take a swing at, in full swing, mood swings.

Examples

• The children were playing on the swings. tree →
• Hold on tight when you swing high. tree →
• Don't walk in front of a moving swing. tree →
• The monkey swung from branch to branch. tree →
• She swung the bat and hit the ball. tree →
• The door swung open in the wind. tree →
• By noon the party was in full swing. tree →
• Push the swing at the right moment to make it go higher. tree →
• “Between the trees a long board is hanging--it is a swing. tree →

Note

Irregular verb: swing, swung, swung (not «swinged»). «Take a swing at someone» means to try to hit them. A swing is like a pendulum: the time for one back-and-forth stays almost the same as it slows down.

In Jewish tradition

In playground safety lessons: hold on with both hands, don't stand on or twist the swing, and never walk in front of or behind a moving swing. In science a swing is a pendulum: it goes back and forth in a steady rhythm, and pushing at the right moment makes it go higher. In sport you swing a bat, racket or golf club. Phrases: swing on, swing back and forth, take a swing at, in full swing, mood swings.

Examples

• He breaketh open a shaft away from where men sojourn; they are forgotten of the foot that passeth by; they hang afar from men, they swing to and fro. (Writings JOB.28.4, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Irregular verb: swing, swung, swung (not «swinged»). «Take a swing at someone» means to try to hit them. A swing is like a pendulum: the time for one back-and-forth stays almost the same as it slows down.