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past tense of swing
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1
to change one's course or direction
- thinking that we were being followed, we abruptly swung to the left at the next intersection
- swing right at James St.
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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
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- averted,
- deviated,
- moved,
- rechanneled
- (or rechannelled),
- shifted,
- shunted,
- sidetracked,
- swerved,
- switched,
- transferred
3
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
- a man who's able to swing two full-time jobs
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- controlled,
- micromanaged,
- ran
- (also chiefly dialectal run),
- regulated
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4
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis
- he swung the bat as hard as he could but he missed the ball
- don't let the wind swing that gate shut
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5
to place on an elevated point without support from below
- beach towels swung up to dry on the lifeguard's high chair
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6
to have enough money for
- I don't think that we can swing that hefty a mortgage
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