checked swing

[ chekt-swing ]

/ ˈtʃɛkt ˌswɪŋ /

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noun Baseball.

a swing of the bat in which the batter holds back just after starting to swing, thereby avoiding swinging into a strike: It looked like a checked swing to me, but the umpire called him out, saying he swung for the third strike.

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Also check swing .

Origin of checked swing

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; originally as half-checked swing

Words nearby checked swing

checkbook, checkbook journalism, check card, check digit, checked, checked swing, checkedy, checker, checkerberry, checkerbloom, checkerboard

How to use checked swing in a sentence

Asian-Americans are a group of persuadable swing voters, growing faster than any other group in America today.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
These young adults have voluntarily checked out of a political system they consider corrupt and dysfunctional.
When Will We See a #Millennial Congress?|Linda Killian|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The cop lay open-eyed with a grievous head wound as Johnson again checked for a pulse.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Truth is, no one is sure how Cuba will play in the critical swing state of Florida in 2016.
How Will Cuba Play In Peoria?|Eleanor Clift|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Before Fidel, when segregation was in full swing, the Cuban apartheid meant many clubs and parks still refused black Cubans entry.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When these last words of his were interpreted to her, she started, made as if she would run after him, but checked herself.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Bernard uttered a quick exclamation, but Angela checked him with a glance, and Gordon looked from one of them to the other.
Confidence|Henry James
He was greeted by hoots and jeers, but with absolute imperturbability he reorganised his forces and checked the enemy.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Those soaring columns held up the very sky, and their foundations made the earth itself swing true.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
While a one-step was in full swing some would-be wag suddenly turned off all the lights.
Uncanny Tales|Various