Swing

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Swing or swinging may refer to:

Activity

  • Swing (boxing)
  • Swing (seat), a (usually outdoors located) hanging seat suspended from a bar that swings back and forth
  • Russian swing, a swing-like circus apparatus
  • Baseball swing, a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each
  • Golf swing, the means by which golfers make decisions (selecting clubs, selecting shots) and execute them (making shots) in the sport of golf
  • Swing bowling, a subtype of fast bowling in cricket
  • Swing ride an amusement park ride consisting of suspended seats that rotate like a merry-go-round
  • Swinging (sexual practice), an arrangement in which partners in a committed relationship engage in sexual activities with others
  • Swinging, a type of manipulation of poï in juggling

Computing

Art, entertainment, and media

Dance

  • Swing (dance), a group of dances that correspond to swing style of jazz music

Films

Fine art

Games

Music

Artists and labels

Styles

Works

Albums
EPs and songs

Stage productions

  • Swing!, a 1999 Broadway musical

Theatre

  • Swing, a term in musical theatre for an understudy who prepares several roles

Politics


Other uses

  • Aquilair Swing, a French ultralight trike aircraft design
  • Sex swing, a type of harness specifically for the purpose of sexual intercourse
  • Swing Bike, a bicycle where both front and rear wheels are steerable
  • Swing Flugsportgeräte, German aircraft manufacturer
  • Swing rifle, type of firearm
  • Swing trading, a speculative activity in financial markets wherein a tradeable asset is held for between one and several days in an effort to profit from price changes or "swings"

See also