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.
A feeling in the boat, when the rowers are driving and finishing their strokes strongly, while getting good layback. The boat feels like it is accelerating and flowing well on the recovery.
The act of hitting the golf ball.
Hitting at the ball with the mallet using one of four basic shots: forehander, backhander, neckshot, tailshot
a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things"
a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
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; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
make a big sweeping gesture or movement
hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
a more direct path to the top and to the ball
The movement of the club along an arc, away from the ball and then following through.
the smooth arc motion as the club is raised up, and brought down to hit the ball.
Change of path by the ball in air. Mostly because of wetness of ball or when the ball gets old.
The action of hitting the ball.
The action of stroking the ball.
A ball that curves through the air, as opposed to off the seam. See also, reverse swing
hitting at the ball with the mallet using one of four basic shots: forehand, backhand, neck, and tail.
The throwing of the ball from an inside position on the lane towards the gutter; i.e., I was starting on board 15 swinging to 5 at the arrows."
The full action involved in stroking the ball, which includes the takeaway, backswing, downswing, and follow through.
