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SWING OVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does swing over mean?
• SWING OVER (verb)
The verb SWING OVER has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: SWING OVER used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Influence decisively
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
swing; swing over
Context example:
This action swung many votes over to his side
Hypernyms (to "swing over" is one way to...):
act upon; influence; work (have and exert influence or effect)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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