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swap
/ˈswɑp/
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What does swap mean?
verb
- To exchange or give (something) in an non-normal exchange (for something else).
noun
- An exchange of two comparable things.
- A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of non-normal cashflow against another stream.
More meanings (6)
noun
- (informal) Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.
- A social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with fining and pennying; equivalent to a crewdate at Oxford University.
- (obsolete) A blow; a stroke.
verb
- (obsolete) To hit, to strike.
- (obsolete) To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.
- (obsolete) To descend or fall; to rush hastily or violently.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈswɑp/
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You never knowed a sound dodge around so, and swap places so quick and so much.
This satisfies his aboriginal curiosity, and he smiles and shakes his head when I offer to swap the bicycle for his mustang.
More book examples (3)
“Does he think I am going to offer to swap jack-knives with him?”
“Striking up a swap or a bargain, I suppose.”
“There may be folks with better ears than I've got, but I don't know who they are. I wouldn't swap noses with anybody. As for my eyes, well, they are plenty good enough for me.”