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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 swung
 (vbl.)swing的過去式和過去分詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Swing v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swung Archaic imp. Swang p. pr. & vb. n. Swinging.]
 1. To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.
    I tried if a pendulum would swing faster, or continue swinging longer, in case of exsuction of the air.   --Boyle.
 2. To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as, the door swung open.
 3. To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure. See Swing, n., 3.
 4. Naut. To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.
 5. To be hanged. [Colloq.]
 To swing round the circle, to make a complete circuit. [Colloq.]
    He had swung round the circle of theories and systems in which his age abounded, without finding relief.   --A. V. G. Allen.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Swung imp. & p. p. of Swing.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 swing
      n 1: a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of
           an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took
           time to get into the swing of things"
      2: mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone
         swinging back and forth
      3: a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head"
      4: changing location by moving back and forth [syn: swinging,
          vacillation]
      5: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s;
         flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
         [syn: swing music, jive]
      6: a jaunty rhythm in music [syn: lilt]
      7: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually)
         hitting it [syn: golf stroke, golf shot]
      8: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he
         took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: baseball swing, cut]
      9: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and
         dance around a point between them
      v 1: move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting;
           "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat"
      2: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung
         back" [syn: sway]
      3: change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back";
         "swing forward"
      4: influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to
         his side" [syn: swing over]
      5: make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: sweep, swing
         out]
      6: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The
         light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: dangle, drop]
      7: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer
         player began to swing at the referee"
      8: alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his
         mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
      9: live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock
         generation attempted to swing freely"
      10: have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing"
      11: be a social swinger; socialize a lot [syn: get around]
      12: play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
      13: engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or
          wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples
          in the 1960's"
      [also: swung]

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 swung
      See swing