Swing vs Drop - What's the difference?
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To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
* 1912 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 12
To dance.
To ride on a swing.
To participate in the lifestyle; to participate in wife-swapping.
To hang from the gallows.
(intransitive, cricket, of a ball) to move sideways in its trajectory.
To fluctuate or change.
To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.
To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
(music) To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.
(cricket) (of a bowler) to make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.
(transitive, and, intransitive, boxing) To move one's arm in a punching motion.
In dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms.
(engineering) To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.
(carpentry) To put (a door, gate, etc.) on hinges so that it can swing or turn.
(nautical) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor.
The manner in which something is swung.
A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
A hanging seat in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
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(music) The genre of music associated with this dance style.
The amount of change towards or away from something.
# (politics) In an election, the increase or decrease in the number of votes for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party.
(cricket) Sideways movement of the ball as it flies through the air.
The diameter that a lathe can cut.
In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.
A basic dance step in which a pair link hands and turn round together in a circle.
Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it.
(obsolete) Free course; unrestrained liberty.
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A small mass of liquid just large enough to hold its own weight via surface tension, usually one that falls from a source of liquid.
The space or distance below a cliff or other high position into which someone or something could fall.
A fall, descent; an act of dropping.
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A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, sometimes associated with criminal activity; a drop-off point.
An instance of dropping supplies or making a delivery, sometimes associated with delivery of supplies by parachute.
(chiefly, British) a small amount of an alcoholic beverage; or when used with the definite article (the drop ), alcoholic spirits in general.
(Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
A small, round, sweet piece of hard candy, a lemon drop; a lozenge.
(American football) A dropped pass.
(American football) Short for drop-back or drop back.
In a woman'', the difference between bust circumference and hip circumference; ''in a man , the difference between chest circumference and waist circumference.
(video games, online gaming) Any item dropped by defeated enemies.
(music) A point in a song, usually electronic styled music such as dubstep, house and trance, where everything is played at once, also known highlight, or climax.
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(US, banking, dated) an unsolicited credit card issue
The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
That which resembles or hangs like a liquid drop: a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.
(architecture) A gutta.
A mechanism for lowering something, such as: a trapdoor; a machine for lowering heavy weights onto a ship's deck; a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet; a curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; etc.
A drop press or drop hammer.
(engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
(nautical) The depth of a square sail; generally applied to the courses only.
To fall in droplets (of a liquid).
* Spenser
To drip (a liquid).
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* Sterne
Generally, to fall (straight down).
(ergative) To let fall; to allow to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.
* Bible, Psalms lxviii. 8
To sink quickly to the ground.
To fall dead, or to fall in death.
* Digby
To come to an end (by not being kept up); to stop.
* 1897 , (Henry James), (What Maisie Knew) :
To mention casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
(slang) To part with or spend (money).
* 1949 , The Atlantian , v 8, Atlanta: United States Penitentiary, p 41:
* 2000 , Lisa Reardon, Blameless: A Novel , Random House, p 221:
To cease concerning oneself over; to have nothing more to do with (a subject, discussion etc.).
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* Sir Walter Scott
To lessen, decrease, or diminish in value, condition, degree, etc.
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, title= To let (a letter etc.) fall into a postbox; to send (a letter or message).
To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.
* 1846, ed. by G. W. Nickisson, “Elephant-Shooting in Ceylon”, in , vol. XXXIII, no. CXCVII
* 1892 , Alexander A. A. Kinloch, Large Game Shooting in Thibet, the Himalayas, Northern and Central India ,
* 1921 , Daniel Henderson, Boone of the Wilderness ,
* 1985 , (Beastie Boys), :
* 1992, Dan Parkinson, Dust on the Wind , page 164
(linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter etc.).
(cricket, of a fielder) To fail to make a catch from a batted ball that would have lead to the batsman being out.
(slang) To swallow (a drug), particularly LSD.
to dispose (of); get rid of; to remove; to lose
to eject; to dismiss; to cease to include, as if on a list.
(slang) To impart.
(transitive, music, colloquial) To release to the public.
(music) To play a portion of music in the manner of a disc jockey.
(intransitive, music, colloquial) To enter public distribution.
(music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
To cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course
(fast food) To cook, especially by deep-frying or grilling.
(of a voice) To lower in timbre, often relating to puberty.
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, title= (of a sound or song) To lower in pitch, tempo, key, or other quality.
(of people) To visit informally; used with in'' or ''by .
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To give birth to.
To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.
* Milton
To hang lower and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
In lang=en terms the difference between swing and drop
is that swing is in dancing, to turn around in a small circle with one's partner, holding hands or arms while drop is to cancel or end a scheduled event, project or course.In music|lang=en terms the difference between swing and drop
is that swing is (music) the genre of music associated with this dance style while drop is (music) to tune (a guitar string, etc) to a lower note.In engineering|lang=en terms the difference between swing and drop
is that swing is (engineering) to admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe while drop is (engineering) the distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.In nautical|lang=en terms the difference between swing and drop
is that swing is (nautical) to turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor while drop is (nautical) the depth of a square sail; generally applied to the courses only.As verbs the difference between swing and drop
is that swing is to rotate about an off-centre fixed point while drop is to fall in droplets (of a liquid).As nouns the difference between swing and drop
is that swing is the manner in which something is swung while drop is a small mass of liquid just large enough to hold its own weight via surface tension, usually one that falls from a source of liquid.swing
English
(wikipedia swing)Etymology 1
From (etyl) swingen, from (etyl) swingan, from (etyl) (compare Scottish Gaelic seang 'thin').Verb
- The plant swung in the breeze.
- With one accord the tribe swung rapidly toward the frightened cries, and there found Terkoz holding an old female by the hair and beating her unmercifully with his great hands.
- The children laughed as they swung .
- It wasn't long before the crowd's mood swung towards restless irritability.
- He swung his sword as hard as he could.
- If it’s not too expensive, I think we can swing it.
- "to swing''' one's partner", or simply "to '''swing "
- The lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter.
- A ship swings with the tide.
Derived terms
* come out swingingTroponyms
*(to rotate about an off-centre fixed point) pivot, swivelEtymology 2
From the above verb.Noun
(en noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=To Edward […] he was terrible, nerve-inflaming, poisonously asphyxiating. He sat rocking himself in the late Mr. Churchill's swing chair, smoking and twaddling.}}
- The polls showed a wide swing to Labour.
- Take thy swing .
- To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle to the full swing of his genius.
Quotations
* 1937 June 11, Judy Garland, “All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm”, A day at the races , Sam Wood (director), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer *: All God’s chillun got rhythm. All God's chillun got swing . *: Maybe haven't got money, maybe haven't got shoes. *: All God’s chillun got rhythm for to [sic. ] push away their blues.Derived terms
* swing of thingsdrop
English
(wikipedia drop)Noun
(en noun)- Put three drops of oil into the mixture.
- On one side of the road was a 50-foot drop .
- That was a long drop , but fortunately I didn't break any bones.
- It moved in surges, like a roller coaster on a series of drops and high-banked turns.
- I left the plans at the drop , like you asked.
- The delivery driver has to make three more drops before lunch.
- He usually enjoys a drop after dinner.
- It doesn't matter where you're from; anyone who enjoys the drop is a friend of mine.
- Yet another drop for the Tiger tight end.
- The Tiger quarterback took a one-step drop , expecting his tight end to be open.
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Derived terms
* dropless * droplike * raindropVerb
(dropp)- The kindly dew drops from the higher tree, / And wets the little plants that lowly dwell.
- The trees drop balsam.
- The recording angel, as he wrote it down, dropped a tear upon the word and blotted it out forever.
- The heavens dropped at the presence of God.
- Nothing, says Seneca, so soon reconciles us to the thoughts of our own death, as the prospect of one friend after another dropping round us.
- Maisie's faith in Mrs. Wix for instance had suffered no lapse from the fact that all communication with her had temporarily dropped .
- The question was: Who put the most in the collection box? The wealthy guy, who dropped a “C” note, or the tattered old dame who parted with her last tarnished penny.
- I forked over the $19.25. I was in no position to be dropping twenties like gumdrops but I deserved something good from this crappy morning.
- They suddenly drop't the pursuit.
- that astonishing ease with which fine ladies drop you and pick you up again
- The connection had been dropped many years.
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything. In a moment she had dropped to the level of a casual labourer.}}
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: ...if the first shot does not drop him, and he rushes on, the second will be a very hurried and most likely ineffectual one...
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...with a single shot he dropped him like a master of the art.
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- As with all other animals, a shot behind the shoulder is the most likely to drop the beast on the spot
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- He dropped the beast with a bullet in its heart.
- The piano player's out, the music stopped / His boy had beef, and he got dropped ...
- With a quick clench of the fist on Joey's throat, Bodie dropped him. The man crumpled to the ground
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- to drop a lamb
- their waved coats dropped with gold