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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 to throw, to scourge, to soar, sw. svinga
   to swing, to whirl, dan. svinge. cf. swagger, sway,
   swinge, swink.
   1. to move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to
      wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.
      1913 webster

            i tried if a pendulum would swing faster, or
            continue swinging longer, in case of exsuction of
            the air.                              --boyle.
      1913 webster

   2. to sway or move from one side or direction to another; as,
      the door swung open.
      1913 webster

   3. to use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure.
      see swing, n., 3.
      1913 webster

   4. naut. to turn round by action of wind or tide when at
      anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.
      1913 webster

   5. to be hanged. colloq. --d. webster.
      1913 webster

   to swing round the circle, to make a complete circuit.
      colloq.
      1913 webster

            he had swung round the circle of theories and
            systems in which his age abounded, without finding
            relief.                               --a. v. g.
                                                  allen.
      1913 webster
see also:
swung swang swinging swagger sway swinge 
swink swing to swing round the circle 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
swung \swung\,
   imp.  p. p. of swing.
   1913 webster
see also:
swing 
[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
swing
     n 1: a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of
          an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took
          time to get into the swing of things"
     2: mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone
        swinging back and forth
     3: a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
     4: changing location by moving back and forth syn: swinging,
         vacillation
     5: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s;
        flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
        syn: swing music, jive
     6: a jaunty rhythm in music syn: lilt
     7: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and usually
        hitting it syn: golf stroke, golf shot
     8: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he
        took a vicious cut at the ball" syn: baseball swing, cut
     9: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and
        dance around a point between them
     v 1: move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting;
          "he swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
     2: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "he swung
        back" syn: sway
     3: change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back";
        "swing forward"
     4: influence decisively; "this action swung many votes over to
        his side" syn: swing over
     5: make a big sweeping gesture or movement syn: sweep, swing
        out
     6: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "the
        light dropped from the ceiling" syn: dangle, drop
     7: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "the soccer
        player began to swing at the referee"
     8: alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his
        mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
     9: live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "the woodstock
        generation attempted to swing freely"
     10: have a certain musical rhythm; "the music has to swing"
     11: be a social swinger; socialize a lot syn: get around
     12: play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
     13: engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or
         wife of one's friends; "there were many swinging couples
         in the 1960's"
     also: swung
see also:
swinging vacillation swing music jive lilt golf stroke 
golf shot baseball swing cut sway swing over 
sweep swing out dangle drop get around 
swung 
[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
swung
     see swing
see also:
swing 

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Swung note
...... "http://omniknow.com/common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Swung_note">Swung note ... note is actually not a note of the named length (a swung eight note is ... ..
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Definition of Swung from dictionary.net
...Swung \Swung\, imp. & p. p. of Swing.. Source: Webster's Revised ... Search for swung @ Ask Jeeves | Google | MSN | Yahoo Define swung and ... ..
http://www.dictionary.net/swung, score=62, date indexed=January 2, 2006, 6:52 am

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Swung note - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
...... swung note is actually not a note of the named length (a swung eighth ... Notes which are not swung are straight notes (no shuffle).. Mostly ... ..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swung, score=60, date indexed=December 18, 2005, 9:22 am

Swung note
...Swung..................Swung_note. Related to Swung note:. *Iraq, ... Swung note. Pronunciation * : /'/ * : /'sw????/ Verb swung * past tense ... ..
http://www.serebella.com/encyclopedia/article-Swung_note.html, score=60, date indexed=January 13, 2006, 11:56 pm

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