swing backward
1swing — [swiŋ] vi. swung, swinging [ME swingen < OE swingan, akin to Ger schwingen, to brandish < IE base * sweng , to curve, swing] 1. to sway or move backward and forward with regular movement, as a freely hanging object or a ship at anchor;… …
2swing-swang — ˈswiŋˌswaŋ, aiŋ noun ( s) Etymology: reduplication of swing (II) : a swing backward and forward (as of a pendulum) …
3Swing — Swing, v. t. 1. To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other. [1913 Webster] He swings his tail, and swiftly turns his round. Dryden. [1913 Webster] They get on ropes, as you must have seen… …
4swing — vb 1 Swing, wave, flourish, brandish, shake, thrash are comparable when they mean to wield or to handle something so that it moves alternately backward and forward or upward and downward or around and around. Swing often implies regular… …
5swing|back — «SWIHNG BAK», noun. 1. a reversion, as of opinion; turning back to formerly held beliefs or ideas. 2. a backward swing, as of the body or a weapon …
6swing set — swing ,set noun count AMERICAN a metal structure with seats hanging from it on which children sit and move backward and forward …
7swing — swing1 [ swıŋ ] (past tense and past participle swung [ swʌŋ ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move from side to side ▸ 2 move in smooth curve ▸ 3 try to hit someone/something ▸ 4 (make) change state ▸ 5 be lively and enjoyable ▸ 6 about music ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …
8swing — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 change in public opinion, sb s mood, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ big, dramatic, huge, sharp, violent, wide (esp. AmE) ▪ violent swings in policy …
9swing-wing — ¦ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : having an airplane wing whose outer portion folds back along the fuselage to give the plane an arrowhead planform at high speeds * * * /swing wing /, adj. (of an airplane) having wings whose horizontal angle to the… …
10backward — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ a rather backward part of the countr …