swing

/swɪŋ/ verb (past tense and past participle swung)

Definition

BACKWARDS/FORWARDS [I, T] › to move smoothly backwards and forwards, or to make something do this: She really swings her arms when she walks.

CURVE [I, T] › to move smoothly in a curve, or to make something do this: The door swung shut. Watch the ball as you swing the bat.

CHANGE [I] › If someone's opinion or their feelings swing, they suddenly change: Her moods swing with absolutely no warning.

(Definition of swing verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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