swung
past tense and past participle of swing
Kids Definition
swung
past tense and past participle of swing
swung
verb
1
as in deviated
to change one's course or direction thinking that we were being followed, we abruptly swung to the left at the next intersection swing right at James St. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- deviated
- turned
- veered
- detoured
- swerved
- diverged
- wheeled
- sheered
- turned off
- zigzagged
- tacked
- turned back
- doubled (back)
2
as in turned
to change the course or direction of (something) at the sound of gunfire, the cavalry officer swung his horse around and galloped rapidly back to the fort Synonyms & Similar Words
- turned
- whipped
- shifted
- veered
- deflected
- moved
- diverted
- whirled
- redirected
- swiveled
- wheeled
- switched
- swayed
- swivelled
- swerved
- shunted
- zigzagged
- deviated
- averted
- reversed
- twisted
- sidetracked
- transferred
- bent
- rechannelled
- rechanneled
- curved
- turned back
3
as in managed
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently a man who's able to swing two full-time jobs Synonyms & Similar Words
- managed
- handled
- manipulated
- addressed
- took
- negotiated
- treated
- maneuvered
- played
- hacked
- fielded
- pulled
- steered
- jockeyed
- came to grips with
- controlled
- had a grip on
- engineered
- carried out
- coped (with)
- contended (with)
- guided
- brought off
- directed
- got off
- finessed
- grappled (with)
- carried off
- commanded
- regulated
- ran
- run
- micromanaged
- reacted (to)
- responded (to)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fumbled
- bungled
- muffed
- mishandled
- botched
- messed (up)
- scamped
- goofed (up)
- foozled
- loused up
4
as in twirled
to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis he swung the bat as hard as he could but he missed the ball don't let the wind swing that gate shut Synonyms & Similar Words
- twirled
- turned
- rotated
- spun
- swiveled
- twisted
- pivoted
- swirled
- swivelled
- whirled
- rolled
- revolved
- wheeled
- screwed
- unscrewed
- cranked
- reeled
- twiddled
- coiled
- wound
- winded
- circulated
5
as in slung
to place on an elevated point without support from below beach towels swung up to dry on the lifeguard's high chair Synonyms & Similar Words
- slung
- dangled
- hung
- hanged
- mounted
- suspended
- strung
- pinned
- hooked
- draped
- fell
- jutted
- protruded
- tacked
- festooned
- garlanded
- projected
- depended
- stuck out
- poised
- overhung
- cascaded
- balanced
- extended (out)
6
as in afforded
to have enough money for I don't think that we can swing that hefty a mortgage Synonyms & Similar Words
- afforded
- went
- got
- purchased
- obtained
- covered
- secured
- acquired
- procured
- took
- offered
- expended
- financed
- bade
- picked up
- paid (for)
- outlaid
- sprung (for)
- bid
- bankrolled
- sprang (for)
- underwrote
- subsidized
- endowed
- ponied up
- red-backed parrot
- red-backed saki
- red-backed salamander
- red-backed sandpiper
- red-backed shrike
- red-bait
- red-baited
- red-baiter
- red-baiting
- red-baits
- red-banded leaf roller
- red-banded thrips
- red-bel
- red-bellied dace
- red-bellied snake
- red-bellied snipe
- red-bellied squirrel
- red-bellied terrapin
- red-bellied turtle
- red-bellied woodpecker
- red-berried elder
- red-billed mud hen
- red-billed pigeon
- red-billed teal
- red-billed tropic bird