Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
swap , swap.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb Same as
swap .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
swap . - verb Alternative spelling of
swap .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb exchange or give (something) in exchange for
- noun an equal exchange
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Examples
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I'd like to 'swop' grammatical abilities with you, and point out that this was not untypical of you.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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The reality of course, as illustrated in this 'swop' is that, the Arabs have never sought peace or accepted the consequences of their own aggressive actions.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Khoza suggested a "swop" arrangement where IFP supporters could return to their former homes before they moved to Phenduka.
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Khoza suggested a "swop" arrangement where IFP supporters could return to their former homes before they moved to Phenduka.
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"I'll take 'em and try an 'swop 'em for some men's clothes," said he suddenly, snatching the garments from the pegs.
Many Cargoes 1903
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Morten, our 'swop' in Canada, keeps the ferocious Canuck humble.
Traffics and Discoveries Rudyard Kipling 1900
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Somebody somewhere refused to 'swop' the nation's much boasted 'liberty of the press' for so much cash down.
The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches Marie Corelli 1889
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Birdie in a suspicious fashion, and offered to "swop" their pack horse for her.
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Their conjectures were interrupted by their seeing that the "swop" was not yet considered complete.
The Boy Slaves Mayne Reid 1850
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Stanfield -- not well mounted -- had proposed a "swop," as he jocosely termed it, to which the savage had no alternative but consent; and the
The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850
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