(US politics) A state which may vote Democratic or Republican, in a given election or generally.

Proceeding fully, quickly, or completely; thoroughly begun and in progress.

(cricket) Sideways movement of the old ball through the air in the opposite direction to normal swing.

(of a bowler) To make the ball so behave. / (of the ball) To swing in this manner.

(baseball) A swing in which a batter starts to swing for a ball but stops the swing shortly before the ball reaches home plate.

A style of jazz, meshing string bands with other instrumentation - especially drums, saxophones, pianos and the steel guitar - that evolved into a subgenre of country music during the early 1940s.

The imagined leader of the Swing riots in rural England in 1830.

(historical) Any of the agricultural riots in England in 1830, led by Captain Swing.

(psychology) A rapid and extreme changing in mood, from excessively happy to desperately miserable.

(US) A work shift between a day shift and a night shift, such as from 4PM to midnight, and the group of workers scheduled to work such a shift at a facility.