[
  {
    "word": "swing",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8sw\u026a\u014b/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8sw\u026a\u014b/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/swing-au.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75900171",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 4.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
        }
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8sw\u026a\u014b/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/swing-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=188341",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The manner in which something is swung.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Door swing indicates direction the door opens."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The sweep or compass of a swinging body.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A hanging seat in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A dance style.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The genre of music associated with this dance style.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The amount of change towards or away from something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Free course; unrestrained liberty.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Influence or power of anything put in motion.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A type of hook with the arm more extended.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The plant swung in the breeze."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To dance.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To ride on a swing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The children laughed as they swung."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To hang from the gallows.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of a ball) to move sideways in its trajectory.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To fluctuate or change.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "It wasn't long before the crowd's mood swung towards restless irritability."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He swung his sword as hard as he could."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "If it\u2019s not too expensive, I think we can swing it."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of a bowler) to make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To move one's arm in a punching motion.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "\"to swing one's partner\", or simply \"to swing\""
          },
          {
            "definition": "To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "A ship swings with the tide."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/swing"
    ]
  }
]