- [countable] a swinging movement or rhythm
- He took a wild swing at the ball.
- the swing of her hips
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wild
- mighty
- powerful
- …
- do
- make
- take
- …
- bridge
- door
- swing at
- swing of
- [countable] a change from one opinion or situation to another; the amount by which something changes
- Voting showed a 10 per cent swing to Labour.
- There are indications of a swing towards nuclear power.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc1- The Conservatives suffered an adverse swing of 6 per cent.
- The party needs a swing of only 2.5 per cent to win the seat.
- There was a political swing of the pendulum back to the right.
- This represents a swing of 14 per cent against the party.
- a sharp swing in the attitudes of economists
- the swing away from science in schools
- violent swings in policy
- his sudden swings of mood
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- dramatic
- huge
- …
- need
- represent
- suffer
- …
- state
- vote
- voter
- …
- swing in favour of
- swing to
- swing towards/toward
- …
- [countable] a seat for swinging on, hung from above on ropes or chains
- The kids were playing on the swings.
- Her dad pushed her on the swing.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- porch
- tyre/tire
- go on
- play on
- sit on
- …
- on a/the swing
- [singular] the swinging movement you make with your arms and body when you hit the ball in the game of golf
- I need to work on my swing.
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2- The golfers were practising their swings.
- the technique for making the perfect golf swing
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wild
- mighty
- powerful
- …
- do
- make
- take
- …
- bridge
- door
- swing at
- swing of
- [uncountable] a type of jazz with a smooth rhythm, played especially by big dance bands in the 1930s
- [singular] (North American English) a quick journey, especially one made by a politician, in which somebody visits several different places in a short time
- a three-day campaign swing through California
movement
of opinion/mood
hanging seat
in golf
music
journey
Word OriginOld English swingan ‘to beat, whip’, also ‘rush’, geswing ‘a stroke with a weapon’, of Germanic origin; related to German schwingen ‘brandish’.
Idioms
See swing in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee swing in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishget in/into the swing (of something)
- (informal) to get used to an activity or a situation and become fully involved in it
- I’ve only been here a week so I haven’t got into the swing of things yet.
go with a swing (British English)
- (of a party or an activity) to be lively and fun
- She made the whole party go with a swing.
- (of music) to have a strong rhythm
in full swing
- having reached a very lively level
- When we arrived the party was already in full swing.
swings and roundabouts
- (British English, informal) used to say that there are advantages and disadvantages whatever decision you make
- If you earn more, you pay more in tax, so it's all swings and roundabouts.
- What you gain on the swings you may lose on the roundabouts.
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