Fall and Swing

Fall

Fall verb - To go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.

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Swing and fall are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Swing" instead a verb "Fall".

Nearby Words: falling, fallen

Swing verb - To place on an elevated point without support from below.

Usage example: beach towels swung up to dry on the lifeguard's high chair

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Fall and swing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fall" instead a verb "Swing".

Nearby Words: swinging, swinger, swingle

old	old fall	old swing
good	good fall	good swing
high	high fall	high swing
long	long fall	long swing
Other adjectives: normal, short, original, light, top, single, simple, heavy, hard, massive, great, huge, little, dramatic, final, impending, last, aforementioned.

But when he gets to a very big tree at least five feet in diameter, his option is to swing repeatedly at the tree despite being fully aware that it won't fall with one swing.

Source: Too Incompetent to Operate a Blanket
Once, while setting up a swing set for Ed and Al, he stopped to think about other things and proceeded to fall out of the tree.

Source: Absent-Minded Professor
Whenever someone says "Pirate," several pirates will fall from the sky and swing their swords around rapidly while a very, very loud pirate song plays in the background.

Source: Machinima / Newbies

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