Swap

[swap]

The word swap means you give something in exchange for something else. In the medieval ages, a farmer would swap or exchange his cow for his neighbor's horse.

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To strike; -- with off.

Noun
an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"

Verb
move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science

Verb
exchange or give (something) in exchange for

v. i.
To strike; -- with off.

v. i.
To exchange (usually two things of the same kind); to swop.

v. t.
To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently.

v. t.
To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.

n.
A blow; a stroke.

n.
An exchange; a barter.

n.
Hastily.

Swap

Swap , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swapped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Swapping.] [OE. swappen to strike; cf. E. to strike a bargain; perh. akin to E. sweep. Cf. Swap a blow, Swap, v. i.] [Written also swop.] 1. To strike; -- with off. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "Swap off his head!" Chaucer. 2. To exchange (usually two things of the same kind); to swop. [Colloq.] Miss Edgeworth.

Swap

Swap, v. i. [Cf. Swap, v. t.] 1. To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently. C. Richardson (Dict.).

All suddenly she swapt adown to ground.

2. To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.

Swap

Swap, n. [Cf. G. schwapp, n., a slap, swap, schwapp, schwapps, interj., slap! smack! and E. swap, v.t.] 1. A blow; a stroke. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 2. An exchange; a barter. [Colloq.] Sir W. Scott.

Swap

Swap, adv. [See Swap, n.] Hastily. [Prov. Eng.]

To strike; -- with off.

To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently.

A blow; a stroke.

Hastily.

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Usage Examples

The people who did the collateralized mortgage obligations, sold them to pension funds, then sold them short, then bought credit default swap insurance on them, are just amazing. They are a law unto themselves.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.

My mom bought me a white Strat, but that wasn't what I wanted, so I went to a guitar store in Cleveland and - the guy told me it was a really good deal - made an even swap for a blue Teisco Del Ray. I loved that guitar and used it a bunch.