| Main Entry: | swing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | moving back and forth |
Synonyms: |
beat, cadence, cadency, fluctuation, lilt, measure, meter, motion, oscillation, rhythm, stroke, sway, swaying, tempo, undulation, vibration |
| Main Entry: | swing |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move back and forth; be suspended |
Synonyms: |
avert, away, be pendent, curve, dangle, deflect, divert, flap, fluctuate, hang, lurch, oscillate, palpitate, pendulate, pitch, pivot, reel, revolve, rock, roll, rotate, sheer, shunt, suspend, sway, swerve, swivel, turn, turn about, turn on an axis, twirl, undulate, vary, veer, vibrate, volte-face, wag, waggle, wave, wheel, whirl, wiggle, wobble |
| Main Entry: | beat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | throbbing |
Synonyms: |
cadence, cadency, flow, flutter, measure, meter, oscillation, palpitation, pound, pressure, pulsation, pulse, quake, quiver, rhyme, rhythm, ripple, shake, surge, swell, swing, throb, thump, tick, undulation, vibration |
| Main Entry: | beat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | blow, stroke |
Synonyms: |
hit, lash, punch, shake, slap, strike, swing, thump |
| Main Entry: | beat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throb |
Synonyms: |
agitate, alternate, bob, bounce, buffet, flap, flicker, fluctuate, flutter, heave, jerk, jounce, oscillate, palpitate, pitch, pound, pulsate, pulse, quake, quaver, quiver, ripple, shake, shiver, swing, thrill, throb, thump, tremble, twitch, undulate, vibrate, writhe |
| Main Entry: | belong |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be affiliated with |
Synonyms: |
be a member, be a member of, be allied to, be associated with, be classified among, be contained in, be included in, be one of, be one of the family, be part of, fit in, have a place, in, in with, owe allegiance, owe support, run with, swing with, swing*, take one's place with |
| Main Entry: | blow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hard hit |
Synonyms: |
KO, bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, blindside, bop, buffet, bump, clip, clout, clump, collision, concussion, crack, cut, ding, impact, jab, jar, jolt, kick, knock, knockout, knuckle sandwich, lick, percussion, poke, pound, punch, rap, shock, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, strike, stroke, swat, swing, swipe, thrust, thump, thwack, uppercut, wallop, whack, whomp, zap |
| Main Entry: | brandish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flaunt, swing around |
Synonyms: |
come on strong, display, disport, exhibit, expose, flash, gesture, parade, raise, shake, show, show off, sport, swing, threaten, throw weight around, trot out, warn, wield |
Antonyms: |
not show |
| Main Entry: | cadence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rhythm |
Synonyms: |
accent, beat, count, inflection, intonation, lilt, measure, meter, modulation, pulse, rhythmus, swing, tempo, throb |
| Main Entry: | contrive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring about, succeed with difficulty |
Synonyms: |
achieve, angle, arrange, carry out, cogitate, collude, compass, concoct, connive, develop, devise, effect, elaborate, engineer, execute, finagle, hatch, hit upon, intrigue, jockey, machinate, manage, maneuver, manipulate, mastermind, negotiate, pass, plan, play games, plot, project, scheme, shift, swing, work out, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
demolish, destroy, ruin, stop, waste, wreck |