Definition of swap Swap

/swΙ‘Λˆp/ - [swap] - swap

We found 15 definitions of swap from 5 different sources.

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What does swap mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

swaps, swapping, swapped  

swap - move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science
  locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
  thrash give a thrashing to; beat hard
swap - exchange or give (something) in exchange for
  trade, swop, switch
  interchange, exchange, change reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • swap (Noun)
    A roughly equal exchange of two comparable things.
  • swap (Noun)
    A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.
  • swap (Verb)
    To strike, hit.
  • swap (Verb)
    To exchange or give something in an exchange for something else.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary πŸ“˜

  • swap (v. i.)
    To strike; -- with off.
  • swap (v. i.)
    To exchange (usually two things of the same kind); to swop.
  • swap (v. t.)
    To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently.
  • swap (v. t.)
    To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.
  • swap (n.)
    A blow; a stroke.
  • swap (n.)
    An exchange; a barter.
  • swap (n.)
    Hastily.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary πŸ“•

  • swap
    swop, v.t. to barter.β€”n. an exchange.β€”adj. Swapβ€²ping, large. [Swop.]

Part of speech

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  • swap, verb, present, 1st person singular of swap (infinitive).
  • swap, verb (infinitive).
  • swap, noun, singular of swaps.

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Sign Language

swap in sign language
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