(sports, recreational) A rope swing, typically suspended from a tree, now especially installed in an outdoor activity center.

plural of Tarzan swing

A revival of swing music in the 1980s and 1990s, influenced by other genres such as rockabilly and punk rock.

plural of swing and a miss

present participle of swing for the fences

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swing for the fences

(nautical) The process of swinging and compensating a ship or aircraft compass by determining and reducing the deviation coefficients and recording the residual deviations; now done by computer.

(historical) Any of the agricultural riots in England in 1830, led by Captain Swing.

(psychology) A rapid and extreme changing in mood, from excessively happy to desperately miserable.

(UK, Ireland, Australia) Gains and losses that offset each other.