Swing ( poker )

 

1) Declare both ways in a high-low poker game that has a declare.

2) Win both ways in a high-low poker game that has a declare. (Just because you declare both ways does not necessarily mean you'll win both ways.)

3) Win all of the pot in a high-low poker game that does not have a declare, by having the best hand for one way and no one has qualifiers for the other way. For example, in high-low seven-stud, 8 for low, if you have a full house, and no one has an 8-low or better, you swung the pot. This usage is not common. For meanings 1, 2, and 3, more commonly called scoop.

4) Steal, or go south. "He was swinging with house chips, so they quit staking him."

5) Swing shift. "When do you work?" "I'm on swing."