swing by


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swing by

vb
(preposition) informal to go somewhere to pay a visit
n
an instance of a spacecraft passing close to a planet
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It usually stems from a misguided attempt to fix the steepness in your swing by making more of an inside move away from the ball.
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While it's a common practice to hang a tree swing by wrapping the rope around the limb, Koppes says this causes premature wearing in the rope and can damage the limb and tree by choking off the outer living portion of the limb.
Breezy, wooden swings bring tree swings to new generations: maybe it was in the stars for Natalie Koppes to found Breezy Wooden Swings in 2000. And on clear nights, from the vantage of her tree swing under a beautiful old oak, she has the perfect view of them

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