swing

swing

verb

Definition of SWING

1

to change one's course or direction <thinking that we were being followed, we abruptly swung to the left at the next intersection>

Synonyms detour, deviate, diverge, sheer, swerve, swing, turn off, veer, wheel

Related Words tack, zigzag; double (back), turn back

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>

Synonyms deflect, divert, redirect, swing, veer, wheel, whip

Related Words avert, deviate, move, rechannel, shift, shunt, sidetrack, swerve, switch, transfer; swivel, twist, whirl, zigzag; bend, curve, sway; reverse, turn back

3

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently <a man who's able to swing two full-time jobs>

Synonyms address, contend (with), cope (with), field, grapple (with), hack, manage, maneuver, manipulate, negotiate, play, swing, take, treat

Related Words engineer, finesse, jockey; bring off, carry off, carry out, get off, pull; command, direct, guide, steer; control, micromanage, regulate, run; react (to), respond (to)

Near Antonyms botch, bungle, foozle, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), mishandle, muff, scamp

4

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis <swung the bat and missed the ball> <don't let the wind swing that gate shut>

Synonyms pivot, revolve, roll, rotate, spin, swing, swirl, swivel, twirl, twist, wheel, whirl

Related Words screw, unscrew; twiddle; coil, crank, reel, wind; circulate

5

to place on an elevated point without support from below <beach towels swung up to dry on the lifeguard's high chair>

Synonyms dangle, sling, suspend, swing

Related Words hook, mount, pin, tack; drape, festoon, garland, string; extend (out), jut, project, stick out; overhang, protrude; cascade, depend, fall; balance, poise

6

to have enough money for <I don't think that we can swing that hefty a mortgage>

Synonyms go, swing

Related Words cover; expend, finance, outlay, pay (for), pony up, spring (for); pick up, purchase, take; acquire, get, obtain, procure, secure; bid, offer; bankroll, endow, subsidize, underwrite