swing
noun
/ˈswɪŋ/
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- A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
- A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
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keinu
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- (boxing) A type of hook with the arm more extended.
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heijari,
sivukoukku,
swingi
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- The amount of change towards or away from something.
- The maximum amount of change that has occurred or can occur; the sum of the maximum changes in any direction.
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heilahdus
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- The manner in which something is swung.
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heilautus,
swingi
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- (cricket) Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
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kierre
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- An energetic and acrobatic late-1930s partner-based dance style, also known as jitterbug and lindy-hop.
- (music) The genre of music associated with this dance style.
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swing
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swing
verb
/ˈswɪŋ/
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- (intransitive) To ride on a swing.
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keinua
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- (intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
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keinua,
heilua
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- (transitive) To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.
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keinuttaa,
heiluttaa
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- (intransitive) To fluctuate or change.
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heilahtaa
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- (intransitive) To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
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heilahtaa,
heilua,
roikkua
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- (transitive, and, intransitive, boxing) To move one's arm in a punching motion.
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heilauttaa
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- (transitive, slang) To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
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hoitaa
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jorata
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- (intransitive, cricket, of a ball) To move sideways in its trajectory.
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kiertyä
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- (transitive, cricket) (of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
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kiertyä,
lyödä kierre
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- (transitive) In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.
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pyöräyttää
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- (transitive, music) To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
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svengata
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- (transitive) To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
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väärentää,
väärentää tulos
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swinging
noun
/ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
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- An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a group setting.
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parinvaihto
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