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  • 11swing — [[t]swɪ̱ŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ swings, swinging, swung 1) V ERG If something swings or if you swing it, it moves repeatedly backwards and forwards or from side to side from a fixed point. [V adv/prep] The sail of the little boat swung crazily from one side… …

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  • 12swing — I n. punch 1) to take a swing at smb. 2) a wild swing shift 3) a swing to (in the last elections there was a swing to the right) operation 4) in full swing (the work was in full swing) II v. 1) (D; intr., tr.) to swing at (he swung at me; I swung …

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  • 13swing — swing1 W3 [swıŋ] v past tense and past participle swung [swʌŋ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move from a fixed point)¦ 2¦(move in a curve)¦ 3¦(hit)¦ 4¦(change opinions/emotions)¦ 5 swing into action 6¦(play)¦ 7¦(arrange something)¦ 8 swing both ways …

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  • 14swing — 1 verb past tense and past participle swung, 1 MOVE BACKWARDS/FORWARDS (I, T) to move backwards and forwards hanging from a fixed point, or to make something do this: a sign swinging in the wind | The soldiers swung their arms as they marched. 2… …

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  • 15swing*/*/ — [swɪŋ] (past tense and past participle swung [swʌŋ] ) verb [I/T] I 1) to move backwards and forwards from a point, or to make something move in this way Swing your arms loosely at your sides.[/ex] The rope bridge was swinging in the breeze.[/ex]… …

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  • 16swing — (v.) O.E. swingan to rush, fling oneself, from P.Gmc. *swenganan (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. swingan, O.Fris. swinga, Ger. schwingen to swing, swingle, oscillate ) denoting violent circulatory motion. The meaning move freely back and forth is first… …

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  • 17swing — swing1 swingable, adj. /swing/, v., swung, swinging, n., adj. v.t. 1. to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one s arms in walking. 2. to cause to move in alternate directions or in either… …

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  • 18swing — ▪ I. swing swing 1 [swɪŋ] verb swung PTandPP [swʌŋ] [intransitive, transitive] to change from one level, rate, or position to another so that a situation is the opposite of what it was before: • If the economy swings from recession into recovery …

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  • 19swing — 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. )… …

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  • 20full — [[t]f ʊl[/t]] ♦ fuller, fullest 1) ADJ GRADED If something is full, it contains as much of a substance or as many objects as it can. Once the container is full, it stays shut until you turn it clockwise. ...a full tank of petrol. Ant: empty 2)… …

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