What is Swing (seat)?
[[Image:Little girl on swing.jpg|thumb|250px|A little girl playing on a swing hung on a chain]] A '''swing''' is a hanging [[wikt:seat|seat]]. It is usually found in a [[playground]] for children. [[Acrobatics|Acrobats]] in a [[circus]] can also have swings which hang from the top of the [[tent]]. Sometimes chairs in [[garden]]s are made to swing gently. The seat of a swing is [[wikt:suspend|suspended]] from [[chain]]s or [[rope]]s. The child sits on the swing and kicks off from the ground with his feet. The swing then starts to swing to and fro. The child can make the swing go higher by pulling (as he goes forwards) and pushing (as he goes backwards) the rope and by making his legs straight as it goes up. Once a swing is in motion it continues to [[oscillate]] like a [[pendulum]] until something brings it to a halt. In children's playgrounds some swings are made for very young children. They have safety bars with holes for the legs. Their parents can push them to help the swing. At the highest point on a swing, the person sitting on it is weightless. Usually the ground is grassy, sandy, or padded with rubber so riders do not hurt themselves badly if they fall off, although this should not happen if they are being sensible. Sometimes several swings are hung from one long [[metal]] or [[wood]]en frame. Many children have swings in their own [[garden]]s or back yards. A [[tyre]] (or tire) can be hung by a [[rope]] from the branch of a tree to make a swing. [[Category:Playground equipment]] {{stub}}