to move backwards or forwards or from side to side while hanging from a fixed point; to make something do this.

​(of a party or an activity) to be lively and fun. She made the whole party go with a swing. · ​(of music) to have a strong rhythm.

swing · 1[intransitive, transitive] to move backward or forward or from side to side while hanging from a fixed point; to make something do this His arms swung ...

1[countable] a swinging movement or rhythm He took a wild swing at the ball. · 2[countable] a change from one opinion or situation to another; the amount by ...

Of a person: To move backwards and forwards through the air upon a suspended rope or a swing (swing n.2 II.11), as a sport; to ride in a swing. 1545.

There are 37 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun swing, six of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation ...

[usually before noun] (old-fashioned, informal) ​lively and fashionable. swinging singles. the Swinging Sixties (= the period during the 1960s when people ...

to visit a place or person for a short time synonym drop by/in I'll swing by your house on the way home from work.

Past tense and past participle now regularly swung, though swang was often used for the past tense by writers until the early 20c.

swing verb (CHANGE) ... to change from one condition or attitude to another: The company swung from record profits last year to huge losses this year.