Swing and Working

Swing

Swing noun - Changing location by moving back and forth.

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

Nearby Words: swinging, swinger, swingle

Working noun - A mine or quarry that is being or has been worked.

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Swing and working are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Swing" instead a noun "Working".

Nearby Words: work, works, worked, workable, worker

old	old swing	old working
good	good swing	good working
high	high swing	high working
nice	nice swing	nice working
Other adjectives: better, normal, top, powerful, hard, little, final, magical, slower.

Django Unchained has a scene where a young slave woman is swinging on a swing very much in the style of this trope, while other slaves are working and being whipped.

Source: Swing Low, Sweet Harriet
Unfortunately, it also stops the bridge controls from working, making a heroic swing across a chasm (and a kiss that later becomes awkward) necessary.

Source: Shoot Out the Lock
Never Mess with Granny: Though unseen, Red's grandmother is implied to be a Rosie the Riveter type who was out working a "swing" shift at Lockheed [an aircraft manufacturing company].

Source: Western Animation / Little Red Riding Rabbit

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