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Swing or swinging may refer to:

Activity

  • Swing (seat), a (usually outdoors located) hanging seat suspended from a bar that swings back and forth
  • 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 (boxing)
  • Swing ride an amusement park ride consisting of suspended seats that rotate like a merry-go-round.

Computing

Entertainment

Music

Artists

Songs and albums

Theatre

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

Television and films

Politics

Other uses

  • Swing trading is a speculative activity in financial markets where a tradable asset is held for between one to several days in an effort to profit from price changes or 'swings'.
  • Swing rifles, type of firearm
  • Swinging, manipulation of poï in juggling
  • Sex swing, a type of harness specifically for the purpose of sexual intercourse
  • The Swing (painting), a 1767 rococo painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard
  • Swing Bike, a bicycle where both front and rear wheels are steerable

See also