activeness, activity, action - the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"

mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

playground - yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play

plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with

trapeze - a swing used by circus acrobats

blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"

movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"

jazz - a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles

rhythmicity - the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music

stroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

downswing - a swing downward of a golf club

fade, slicing, slice - a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"

hooking, draw, hook - a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking"

driving, drive - hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds"

explosion - a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball

putt, putting - hitting a golf ball on the putting surface with a putter; "his putting let him down today"

approach shot, approach - a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"

sclaff - a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball

shank - a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball

teeoff - the act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole

stroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country dancing, country-dance - a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line

square dance, square dancing - American country dancing in which couples form squares

move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

wind up - give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching

weave, waver - sway to and fro

move back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction

lash - lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail"

oscillate, vibrate - move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

brachiate - swing from one hold to the next; "the monkeys brachiate"

go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"

wield, handle - handle effectively; "The burglar wielded an axe"

hang - be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"

loll, droop - hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled"

aim, take aim, train, direct, take - aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

fluctuate, vacillate, waver - move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"

live - lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"

be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

socialise, socialize - take part in social activities; interact with others; "He never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialize"

music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

play - play on an instrument; "The band played all night long"

fornicate - have sex without being married