Direction and Swing

Direction

Direction noun - A prevailing or general movement or inclination.

Usage example: some older people worry about the overall direction that political discourse has taken lately

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Swing and direction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Swing" instead a noun "Direction".

Nearby Words: direct, directed, directly, director, directive

Swing noun - Changing location by moving back and forth.

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Direction and swing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direction" instead a noun "Swing".

Nearby Words: swinging, swinger, swingle

good	good direction	good swing
better	better direction	better swing
original	original direction	original swing
single	single direction	single swing
Other adjectives: little, horizontal, last, vertical.

The most common one is the Finishing Move, which shows an arrow in a direction you must swing the Wii remote to kill an enemy.

Source: Action Commands
There's also a move that lets him swing his shotgun around like it's a nunchaku, hitting enemies in every direction without specifically having to turn towards them.

Source: Offhand Backhand
There's also a lightsaber move with the Heavy stance by which when swinging sideways, they twist their mouse in the opposite direction of the swing, so the lightsaber stays in one place.

Source: Game Breaker / First-Person Shooter

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