Porch Definition–noun | 1. | an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway. | | 3. | the Porch, the portico or stoa in the agora of ancient Athens, where the Stoic philosopher Zeno of Citium and his followers met. | |
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Swing Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking. | | 2. | to cause to move in alternate directions or in either direction around a fixed point, on an axis, or on a line of support, as a door on hinges. | | 3. | to move (the hand or something held) with an oscillating or rotary movement: to swing one's fists; to swing a club around one's head. | | 4. | Aeronautics. to pull or turn (a propeller) by hand, esp. in order to start the engine. | | 5. | to turn in a new direction in a curve, as if around a central point: to swing the car into the driveway. | | 6. | to suspend so as to hang freely, as a hammock or a door. | | 7. | Informal. to influence or win over; manage or arrange as desire
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d: to swing votes; to swing a business deal. | | 8. | to direct, change, or shift (one's interest, opinion, support, etc.). | | 9. | to turn (a ship or aircraft) to various headings in order to check compass deviation. | –verb (used without object) | 10. | to move or sway to and fro, as a pendulum or other suspended object. | | 11. | to move to and fro in a swing, as for recreation. | | 12. | to move in alternate directions or in either direction around a point, an axis, or a line of support, as a gate on its hinges. | | 13. | to move in a curve, as around a corner or central point: The highway swings to the east. | | 14. | to move with a free, swaying motion, as soldiers on the march. | | 15. | to be suspended so as to hang freely, as a bell or hammock. | | 16. | to move by grasping a support with the hands and drawing up the arms or using the momentum of the swaying body: a monkey swinging through trees. | | 17. | to change or shift one's attention, interest, opinion, condition, etc.: He swung from mere indifference to outright scorn. | | 18. | to hit at someone or something, with the hand or something grasped in the hand: The batter swung and struck out. | | 19. | Slang. | a. | to be characterized by a modern, lively atmosphere: Las Vegas swings all year. | | b. | to be stylish, tre
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ndy, hip, etc., esp. in pursuing enjoyment. | | c. | to engage uninhibitedly in sexual activity. | | d. | (of married couples) to exchange partners for sexual activity. | | | 20. | Informal. to suffer death by hanging: He'll swing for the crime. | –noun | 21. | the act, manner, or progression of swinging; movement in alternate directions or in a particular direction. | | 22. | the amount or extent of such movement: to correct the swing of a pendulum. | <
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/tr> | 23. | a curving movement or course. | | 24. | a moving of the body with a free, swaying motion, as in walking. | | 25. | a blow or stroke with the hand or an object grasped in the hands: His swing drove the ball over the fence. | | 26. | a change or shift in attitude, opinion, behavior, etc. | | 27. | a steady, marked rhythm or movement, as of verse or music. | | 28. | a regular upward or downward movement in the price of a commodity or of a security, or in any business activity. | | 29. | Informal. | a. | a work period coming between the regular day and night shifts. | | b. | a change by a group of workers from working one shift to working another. | | | 30. | freedom of action: to have free swing in carrying out a project. | | 31. | active operation; progression: to get into the swing of things. | | 32. | something that is swung or that swings. | | 33. | a seat suspended from above by means of a loop of rope or between ropes or rods, on which one may sit and swing to and fro for recreation. | | 34. | the maximum diameter of the work machinable in a certain lathe or other machine tool. | –adjective | 35. | of or pertaining to a swing. | | 36. | capable of determining the outcome, as of an election; deciding: the swing vote. | | 37. | designed or constructed to permit swinging or hanging. | | 38. | acting to relieve other workers when needed, as at night. | —Idioms
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| 39. | in full swing, operating at the highest speed or level of activity; in full operation: Automobile production is in full swing. | | 40. | swing round the circle, to tour an area on a political campaign. | | 41. | take a swing at, to strike or attempt to strike with the fist: to take a swing at a rude waiter. | |
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