swing

«swing» in Mova's school dictionary: to move backwards and forwards or from side to side while… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (swing, swings, swung, swinging); noun (a swing, swings)

meaning for a pupil

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 →

sense 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 the corpora

• Swinging arm over arm is called brachiation; gibbons are the fastest apes in the trees, reported at around 50 kilometres per hour.
• Picture a hillside: a shepherd whistles, the dog swings left round the flock, and three hundred sheep move as one.
• Young sunflowers turn to follow the sun across the sky, then swing back east at night.
• A rake left with its teeth up can swing its handle into your face when stepped on.
• Open swinging doors slowly and look through the glass if there is any, in case someone is behind.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «swing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.