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SWING AROUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does swing around mean? 

SWING AROUND (verb)
  The verb SWING AROUND has 1 sense:

1. turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphoricallyplay

  Familiarity information: SWING AROUND used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SWING AROUND (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

swing about; swing around; turn around

Context example:

My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake

Hypernyms (to "swing around" is one way to...):

turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s


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