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swap

swap
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [swop]
    • /swɒp/
    • /swɒp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [swop]
    • /swɒp/

Definitions of swap word

  • verb with object swap to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another: He swapped his wrist watch for the radio. 1
  • verb with object swap to substitute (one thing) for another (sometimes followed by in): Swap in red wine for white, since powerful nutrients are in the red grape's skin. 1
  • verb with object swap to replace (one thing) with another (sometimes followed by out): To cut down on fat, swap cream for milk. 1
  • verb without object swap to make an exchange. 1
  • noun swap an exchange: He got the radio in a swap. 1
  • noun swap exchange, trade 1

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Origin of swap

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English swappen “to strike, strike hands (in bargaining)”; cognate with dialectal German schwappen “to clap, box (the ears)”

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Swap

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

swap popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

swap usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for swap

verb swap

  • bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
  • bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
  • barter — If you barter goods, you exchange them for other goods, rather than selling them for money.
  • black-market — to black-marketeer.
  • bootlegged — made, sold, or transported unlawfully.

noun swap

  • bandy — If you bandy words with someone, you argue with them.
  • change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
  • give and take — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
  • give-and-take — the practice of dealing by compromise or mutual concession; cooperation.
  • interrelation — reciprocal relation.

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