swing

swing: ▪ I. swing swing ¹ [swɪŋ] verb swung _PTandPP [swʌŋ] [intransitive, transitive]

to change from one level, rate, or position to another so that a situation is the opposite of what it was before:

• If the economy swings from recession into recovery, the banks' problems will ease significantly.

• Prices swung over a wide range, dropping in early trading to $1,383 before recovering.

[m0] ▪ II. swing swing ² noun [countable]

a sudden and noticeable change in the level, rate, or position of something:

• Changes in revenue could produce large earnings swings.

• Investor uncertainty is likely to translate into price swings.

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swing UK US /swɪŋ/ verb (swung, swung)

► [I or T] to change, or make a situation, price, opinion, etc. change in a noticeable way: swing into profit/deficit » The internet company swung into profit for the first time since its start-up.
swing from sth to sth »The group swung from losses of 0.8p to earnings of 2.9p a share.
»The war was the biggest issue threatening to swing voters.

► [T] to achieve the result you want, especially by successfully persuading someone of something: »The bidder was presented with a list of added benefits that would help swing the deal in their favour.

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swing UK US /swɪŋ/ noun [C]

► a big and sudden change in a situation, price, opinion, etc.: »Coffee futures once again staged a huge price swing with uncertainty over export controls.
a swing into the red/black »He also announced a swing into the black in the year to February.
a swing towards/against sb/sth »Evidence of the swing towards short-term temporary employment comes in a survey showing record demand for temporary staff.

● in full swing — Cf. in full swing

→ See also SWING VOTER(Cf. ↑swing voter)

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swing — swing … Dictionnaire des rimes
swing — [ swiŋ ] n. m. • 1895; mot angl., de to swing « balancer » ♦ Anglic. I ♦ 1 ♦ Boxe Coup de poing donné en ramenant le bras de l extérieur à l intérieur. « Joe Mitchell, d un furieux swing du droit, fendit l arcade sourcilière de son adversaire »… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Swing — may refer to:ports* Swing bowling, a subtype of fast bowling in cricket * Golf swing * Baseball swing * Swing (boxing)Dance* Swing (dance) ** West Coast Swing ** East Coast Swing ** Lindy Hop ** Jive (dance)MusicKey concepts* Swung note, changes… … Wikipedia
swing — [swiŋ] vi. swung, swinging [ME swingen < OE swingan, akin to Ger schwingen, to brandish < IE base * sweng , to curve, swing] 1. to sway or move backward and forward with regular movement, as a freely hanging object or a ship at anchor;… … English World dictionary
Swing — Swing, n. 1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum. [1913 Webster] 2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swing — bezeichnet Swing (Musikrichtung), Musikrichtung, die in den 1930ern aus der Jazz Tanzmusik entstand Swing (Rhythmus), fließende Rhythmik, die eines der wesentlichsten Elemente des Jazz darstellt Swing (Tanz), Tanzstil, der in den 1930ern in den… … Deutsch Wikipedia
swing — ► VERB (past and past part. swung) 1) move back and forth or from side to side while or as if suspended. 2) move by grasping a support and leaping. 3) move in a smooth, curving line. 4) (swing at) attempt to hit or punch. 5) shift from one… … English terms dictionary
Swing — Swing, v. t. 1. To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other. [1913 Webster] He swings his tail, and swiftly turns his round. Dryden. [1913 Webster] They get on ropes, as you must have seen… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swing — Swing, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swung}; Archaic imp. {Swang}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swinging}.] [OE. swingen, AS. swingan to scourge, to fly, to flutter; akin to G. schwingen to winnow, to swingle, oscillate, sich schwingen to leap, to soar, OHG. swingan… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swing — vb 1 Swing, wave, flourish, brandish, shake, thrash are comparable when they mean to wield or to handle something so that it moves alternately backward and forward or upward and downward or around and around. Swing often implies regular… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Swing-by — auch: Swing|by 〈[ baı] n. 15; Raumf.〉 = Fly by [<engl. swing by „kurz vorbeischauen“] * * * Swing by [ baɪ, englisch], Raumfahrt: das Fly by. * * * Swịng by [... baɪ], das; s, s [engl. swing by, eigtl. = das Vorüberschwingen] (Raumf.): ↑ … Universal-Lexikon

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