Entry Word: swing

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to change one's course or direction <thinking that we were being followed, we abruptly swung to the left at the next intersection> — see turn 3
2 to change the course or direction of (something) <at the sound of gunfire, the cavalry officer swung his horse around and galloped rapidly back to the fort> — see turn 2
3 to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently <a man whoʼs able to swing two full-time jobs> — see handle 1
4 to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis <swung the bat and missed the ball> <donʼt let the wind swing that gate shut> — see turn 1
5 to place on an elevated point without support from below <beach towels swung up to dry on the lifeguardʼs high chair> — see hang 1