a swing is a form of:
Swing
- 1.
- (COLLOQUIAL) Swing to the music រាំស្វិញ
- 2.
- (SLANG) Swing a deal លៃលកធ្វើអោយបានសម្រេច
noun
- 1.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ចំនួនផ្លាស់ប្តូរ, ការផ្លាសប្តូរជាភាគរយនៅក្នុងសំឡេងឆ្នោត
- 2.
- (the act of swinging, a relaxed motion, the course of some activity, etc., rhythm, a seat hanging from ropes or chains, the amount that a thing swings, a style of jazz music, apparatus for swinging, as a rope or ropes holding a seat) ការយោល, child's swing ទោង
verb — past tense: Swung ; past participle: Swung ; present participle: Swinging ; 3rd person singular present Swings
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- (TRANSITIVE) (To move to and for while hanging or supported, to cause to do this, to hang by its ends, to walk or run with an easy rhythmical movement, to lift with a swinging movement, to influence, to succeed in arranging it, to be executed by hanging, to play (music) with a swing rhythm, (slang) to be lively or uptodate, to strike, (at) to turn as on a hinge, to move on a swing, to be very fashionable) swing a club ក្រវាត់ swing a child យោល, swing a pendan ធ្វើអោយយោល, swing the vote ទាញមកខាងណាមួយ
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (to move [a weapon, bat, etc.] with a sweeping motion, to turn pivot or hang freely) swing in the wind យីកយោកៗ, (doors) swing back and forth យោលទៅយោលមក
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- បែរទៅប្រឈម, ធ្វើអោយសម្រេច
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum.
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- Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing.
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- A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope, the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is produced for amusement or exercise.
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- Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.
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- Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
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- Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.
verb — past tense: Swung ; past participle: Swung ; present participle: Swinging ; 3rd person singular present Swings
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure.
- 4.
- To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.
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- To be hanged.
- 6.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as, to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to manage; as, to swing a business.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To admit or turn (anything) for the purpose of shaping it; -- said of a lathe; as, the lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter.