swing at (someone or something)
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: to try to hit (someone or something) by moving something
She swung her purse at me.
She swung at the ball but missed.
He made a fist and swung at me for no reason.
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Guests can spend their days lounging by the heated year-round pool, try their hand at fly fishing, practice their swing at one of the several nearby golf courses, and explore the coastal hiking trails.
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024
In a rare turn of events, Wood decided to swing at the first pitch.
—Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Cyr is a big swing at a full-bore Pumpkins synth-pop record, a woefully dull, 72-minute monolith where guitars almost never drown out keyboards.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2024
In response, Curry takes a swing at Grossman early in the finale — a climactic punchline that comes after the NBA star has seemed up for any type of comic setpiece over the season’s six episodes.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Aug. 2024
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2024
In a rare turn of events, Wood decided to swing at the first pitch.
—Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Cyr is a big swing at a full-bore Pumpkins synth-pop record, a woefully dull, 72-minute monolith where guitars almost never drown out keyboards.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2024
In response, Curry takes a swing at Grossman early in the finale — a climactic punchline that comes after the NBA star has seemed up for any type of comic setpiece over the season’s six episodes.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Aug. 2024
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