swing off
B2 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To turn off a road or path with a smooth curving movement.
Literal meaning: To swing (move in an arc) off a main line or path, departing from it in a curving motion.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To leave a main road or route by turning off in a smooth, curving movement.
"They swung off the main highway onto a narrow country road."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B1 neutral
To depart from a fixed object (such as a rope or bar) by releasing one's grip while swinging.
"The gymnast swung off the high bar and landed cleanly on the mat."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Most commonly used in descriptions of vehicles, paths, or people changing direction fluidly. Less common than 'turn off' or 'branch off' but found in literary and journalistic writing for variety.
Commonly used with
road highway path route trail junction
Forms
Base
swing off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
swings off
he/she/it
Past simple
swinged off
yesterday
Past participle
swinged off
have + pp
-ing form
swinging off
continuous
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