Backward vs. Swing

directed behind or to the rear

move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis

having made less progress than is normal or expected

move by grasping a support from below and leaping

lacking the confidence to do (something)

move or cause to move in a smooth, curving line

(of a fielding position) behind an imaginary line passing through the stumps at the batsman's end at right angles to the wicket

shift or cause to shift from one opinion, mood, or state of affairs to another

another word for backwards

play music with a flowing but vigorous rhythm

Directed or facing toward the back or rear.

(of an event, place, or way of life) be lively, exciting, or fashionable.

Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use.

engage in group sex or swap sexual partners within a group, especially on a habitual basis.

Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy.

a seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.

Behind others in progress or development

an act of swinging

To or toward the back or rear.

a discernible change in opinion, especially the amount by which votes or points scored change from one side to another

With the back leading.

a style of jazz or dance music with a flowing but vigorous rhythm.

In a reverse manner or order.

a swift tour involving a number of stops, especially one undertaken as part of a political campaign.

To, toward, or into the past.

(in musical theatre) an understudy, typically one who covers multiple roles in the chorus of a particular production.

Toward a worse or less advanced condition.

To move back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above.

Situated toward or at the rear of something.

To hit at something with a sweeping motion of the arm

Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.

To move laterally or in a curve

Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.

To turn in place on or as if on a hinge or pivot.

(figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.

To move along with an easy, swaying gait

Reversed in order or sequence.

To propel oneself from one place or position to another by grasping a fixed support

Reluctant or unable to advance or act.

To ride on a swing.

(figuratively) Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.

To shift from one attitude, interest, condition, or emotion to another; vacillate.

(figuratively) Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.

(Slang) To be put to death by hanging.

Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.

To have a subtle, intuitively felt rhythm or sense of rhythm.

Late or behindhand.

To play with a subtle, intuitively felt sense of rhythm.

(chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.

To be lively, trendy, and exciting.

(cricket) On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.

To engage in promiscuous sex.

(cricket) Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.

To exchange sex partners. Used especially of married couples.

(obsolete) Unwilling; averse; reluctant.

To have a sexual orientation

(obsolete) Already past or gone; bygone.

To cause to move back and forth, as on a swing.

At, near or towards the rear of something.

To cause to move in a broad arc or curve

In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.

To cause to move with a sweeping motion

In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.

To lift and convey with a sweeping motion

(figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.

To suspend so as to sway or turn freely

In a reversed orientation; back to front.

To suspend on hinges

In a reversed order or sequence.

To cause to turn on hinges

Toward or into the past;

To cause to shift from one attitude, position, opinion, or condition to another.

(obsolete) In the past.

To manage or arrange successfully

By way of reflection; reflexively. en

To bring around to the desired result

The state behind or past.

(Music) To play (music) with a subtle, intuitively felt sense of rhythm.

With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward.

The act or an instance of swinging; movement back and forth or in one particular direction.

Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward.

The sweep or scope of something that swings

On the back, or with the back downward.

A blow or stroke executed with a sweeping motion of the arm.

Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.

The manner in which one swings something, such as a bat or golf club.

By way of reflection; reflexively.

A shift from one attitude, position, or condition to another

From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin.

Freedom of action

In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards.

A swaying, graceful motion

Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances.

A sweep back and forth

Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.

A course or tour that returns to the starting point

Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child.

A seat suspended from above, as by ropes, on which one can ride back and forth for recreation.

Late or behindhand; as, a backward season.

The normal rhythm of life or pace of activities

Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country or region is in a backward state.

A steady, vigorous rhythm or movement, as in verse.

Already past or gone; bygone.

A regular movement up or down, as in stock prices.

The state behind or past.

A type of popular dance music developed about 1935 and based on jazz but employing a larger band, less improvisation, and simpler harmonic and rhythmic patterns.

To keep back; to hinder.

A ballroom dance performed to this music.

directed or facing toward the back or rear;

A subtle, intuitively felt rhythmic quality or sense of rhythm.

(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature;

(Music) Relating to or performing swing

retarded in intellectual development

Determining an outcome; decisive

at or to or toward the back or rear;

(intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.

in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal;

(intransitive) To dance.

in or to or toward a past time;

(intransitive) To ride on a swing.

(intransitive) To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.

(intransitive) To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.

To move sideways in its trajectory.

To make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.

(intransitive) To fluctuate or change.

(transitive) To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.

(transitive) To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.

(transitive) To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.

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.

To move one's arm in a punching motion.

(transitive) In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.

To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.

To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.

(nautical) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.

The manner in which something is swung.

The sweep or compass of a swinging body.

A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.

A hanging seat in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.

A dance style.

(music) The genre of music associated with this dance style.

The amount of change towards or away from something.

(politics) In an election, the increase or decrease in the number of votes for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party.

(cricket) Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.

Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.

In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.

A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.

(obsolete) Free course; unrestrained liberty.

Influence or power of anything put in motion.

(boxing) A type of hook with the arm more extended.

To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.

To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open.

To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.

To be hanged.

To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward and forward, or from one side to the other.

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.

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.

The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum.

Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing.

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.

Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.

Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.

Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.

a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity;

mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

a sweeping blow or stroke;

changing location by moving back and forth

a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

a jaunty rhythm in music

the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball;

a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them

move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting;

move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner;

change direction with a swinging motion; turn;

influence decisively;

make a big sweeping gesture or movement

hang freely;

hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement;

alternate dramatically between high and low values;

live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style;

have a certain musical rhythm;

be a social swinger; socialize a lot

play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm

engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends;