| BACKSWING | • backswing n. (Sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated… • backswing v. To swing backward. • BACKSWING n. the first stage in a swing of a club, racket, etc. in which it is swung back and away from the ball. |
| BEESWINGS | • beeswings n. Plural of beeswing. • BEESWING n. a crust that forms on old wines. |
| DOWNSWING | • downswing n. The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction. • DOWNSWING n. a decline, a downturn. |
| INSWINGER | • inswinger n. Alternative form of in-swinger. • in-swinger n. (Soccer) A ball that curves into the goal. • in-swinger n. (Cricket) a delivery that curves towards the batsman. |
| OUTSWINGS | • outswings n. Plural of outswing. • OUTSWING n. an outward swing of a ball. |
| OVERSWING | • overswing v. (Transitive) To swing too far. • overswing n. An excessive swing. • OVERSWING v. to swing excessively, as in golf. |
| SWINGARMS | • swingarms n. Plural of swingarm. • SWINGARM n. the part of a motorcycle chassis to which the rear wheel is attached. |
| SWINGBEAT | • swingbeat n. An early form of new jack swing music. • SWINGBEAT n. a type of dance music. |
| SWINGBINS | • swing␣bins n. Plural of swing bin. • SWINGBIN n. a rubbish bin with a lid that opens when pushed and swings shut. |
| SWINGBOAT | • swingboat n. A fairground ride consisting of an open gondola which swings back and forth. • SWINGBOAT n. a boat-shaped swinging carriage for fairs etc. |
| SWINGEING | • swingeing adj. (Chiefly Britain) Huge, immense. • swingeing adj. Heavy, powerful, scathing. • swingeing v. (Archaic) present participle of swinge. |
| SWINGIEST | • swingiest adj. Superlative form of swingy: most swingy. • SWINGY adj. having swing. |
| SWINGINGS | • swingings n. Plural of swinging. • SWINGING n. the practice of swapping sex partners. |
| SWINGISMS | • SWINGISM n. the ideas of Captain Swing, a fictitious character in whose name rickburners sent threatening letters. |
| SWINGLING | • swingling v. Present participle of swingle. • swingling n. (Countable, uncountable) The act or process of beating flax in order to extract the fibres. • SWINGLING n. the act of swingling, beating flax to separate the fibres. |
| SWINGTAIL | • swingtail n. A hinged tail section on an airplane that can open up, providing access to the interior of the fuselage. • SWINGTAIL adj. as in swingtail cargo aircraft, an aircraft with tail that swings aside to give access to the full cross-section of the fuselage for rapid loading and unloading of cargo. |
| SWINGTREE | • swingtree n. The bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened. • SWINGTREE n. the crosspiece of a carriage to which harnesses are attached, also SINGLETREE, SWINGLETREE, WHIFFLETREE, WHIPPLETREE. |