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swap (also swop) /swop; NAmE swa:p/ verb, noun

■ verb ( pp ) 1 ~ (sth) (with sb) | ~ sth for sth to give sth to sb and receive sth in exchange ( AM ) : [V] I’ve finished this magazine. Can I swap with you?

IIcWtgTo 0 [VN] I swapped my

red scarf for her blue one. tfltt

rf] „ o Can we swap places? I can’t see the screen.

fS#A.M¥o owe spent the evening in the pub swapping stories (= telling each other stories) about our travels. —

B o 0 [VNN] I swapped him my CD for

his cassette. 2 [V]

~ (over) to start doing sb else’s job, etc. while they do yours ( Xjf ) : I’ll drive there and then well swap over on the way back. A&lHifc&FFT, 0

3 [VN] ~ sb/sth (for sb/sth) | ~ sb/sth (over) (especially BrE) to replace one person or thing with another H •••##£; JE •••]&$; MWk: I think I’ll swap this sweater for one in another colour.

0 I’m going to swap you over. Mike will go first and Jon will go second.

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m noun 1 [usually sing.] an act of exchanging one thing or person for another 35 ; W : Let’s do a swap. You

work Friday night and I’ll do Saturday. flg A $E ^pE ₀

fTS$]AB&|B]±, 2 a thing or person that

has been exchanged for another 35 ® #:

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'swap meet noun (especially NAmE) an occasion at which people buy and sell or exchange items that interest them #1 i5b 35 M &; itft M no 35 tRL &: a swap meet for collectors of Star Trek memorabilia << 5 P7 $t > ^ &

sward /swoid; NAmE sworrd/ noun [C, U] (literary) an area of grass

swarm /swo:m; NAmE swoirm/ noun, verb

m noun ~ (of sth) 1 a large group of insects, especially bees, moving together in the same direction — A ^ ( l|4f # ILi ) : aswarmofbees/locusts/flies -A IT / 4IH /2 a large group of people, especially when they are all moving quickly in the same direction

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■ verb [V] 1 [+adv./prep.] (often disapproving) (of people,

animals, etc. A, EftfUl W) to move around in a large group 0 : Tourists were swarming all over

the island. 2 (of bees and

other flying insects $ ^ g ft X $$ IL i) to move

around together in a large group, looking for a place to live A iaiuiTi swarm with sb/sth to be

full of people or things Ilj&hlkA ( ) ; Hit: The

capital city is swarming with police,

swarthy /'swoidi; NAmE 'swoirQi/ adj. (especially of a person or their face A Jit A^cAlii) having dark skin if

swash /swdJ; NAmE swaij; swo:J/ noun [sing.] (technical Ain) the flow of water up the beach after a wave has

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swash buck ling /'swnJbAklir); NAmE 'swaij-; 'swo:J-/ adj. [only before noun] (especially of films/movies AH §f) set in the past and full of action, adventure, fighting with swords, etc. M. M it fr 4 H V) Vk 'If A

: a swashbuckling tale of adventure on the high seas 0 the swashbuckling hero of

Hollywood epics

swastika /‘swnstika; NAmE 'swais-/ noun an ancient symbol in the form of a cross with its ends bent at an angle of 90°, used in the 20th century as the symbol of the German Nazi party ifi A AH

swat /swot; NAmE swart/ verb (-tt-) [VN] to hit sth, especially an insect, using your hand or a flat object M, fj ( ) ►swat noun

swatch /swntj; NAmE swartJ/ noun a small piece of cloth used to show people what a larger piece would look or feel like ( ) #&; W

swathe /sweiQ/ noun, verb

a noun (also swath /swd0; NAmE swarG/) {formal) 1 a long strip of land, especially one on which the plants or crops have been cut ( AHi!]7j£ft$J ) —

The combine had cut a swathe around the edge of the field. 0 Develop

ment has affected vast swathes of our countryside. Jf A HiiiPlRlTZHTAifeKo 2 a large strip or area of sth —K:^r; —j£>f: The mountains rose above a swathe of thick cloud. n»TCT cut a 'swathe

through sth (of a person, fire, etc. A, A^) to pass through a particular area destroying a large part of it

a verb [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb/sth (in sth) {formal) to wrap or cover sb/sth in sth ■&; M; Si: He was lying on the hospital bed, swathed in bandages, ftfc H if i$] A, 1$

SWAT team noun (especially US) a group of police officers who are especially trained to deal with violent situations. SWAT stands for ‘Special Weapons and Tactics’. # ¥ IA ( SWAT ■ft'Ej fj Special Weapons and Tactics )

sway /swei/ verb, noun

a verb 1 [usually +adv./prep.] to move slowly from side to side; to move sth in this way ( ) MW;, MAl: [V] The

branches were swaying in the wind. 0

Vicky swayed and fell. o 0 [VN] They

danced rhythmically, swaying their hips to the music, jtk #tgmm_a 2 [VN] [often passive] to persuade sb to believe sth or do sth i&jM; {jgTgfjt; l&ihM BCEl influence: He’s easily swayed, jfk $M o 0 She wasn’t swayed by his good, looks or his

clever talk, mm*FI, WJxUS, „

■ noun [U] 1 a movement from side to side M W; W 2 (literary) power or influence over sb A

IE; SfjjiJ; : Rebel forces hold sway over much of

the island. tk®}UA~^ o He was

quick to exploit those who fell under his sway.

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Swear /swea(r); NAmE swer/ verb (swore /swo:(r)/, sworn /sworn; NAmE swo:rn/)

1 [V] ~ (at sb/sth) to use rude or offensive language, usually because you are-angry A SJ; HA; :

She fell over and swore loudly. , A ^ 7—^ o

■ Why did you let him swear at you like that? jfc/B 'a off

ii M 'a ? 2 [no passive] to make a serious

promise to do sth H3a

vow: [VN] He swore revenge on the man who had killed

his father. 0

[V (that)] I swear (that) I’ll never leave you. ff Ff c isi=hj ‘That’ is usually left out, especially in speech. * that ^ OH4³ A^^Pltbc <> [V to inf]

She made him swear not to tell anyone.

Ao 3 ~ (to sb) | ~ (on sth) to promise that you are telling the truth ItAAWiM; [V (that)]

She swore (that) she’d never seen him before. MtyMifa&TF

■ B \cX HU A A JEMl&o o I could have sworn (= I am sure) I heard the phone ring. ISI&lf aSIM E iS ft Ufa To 0 MI swear to God I had nothing to do with it.

4 ~ (on sth) to

make a public or official promise, especially in court ( A£i£&Ji± ) M Witnesses were

required to swear on the Bible.. HA^ A© ®

V o 0 [V that] Are you willing to stand up in court and swear that you don’t recognize him? ® tb MISHIT A iURlfk^? O [V to inf] Remember, you have sworn to tell the truth. Ho 0 [VN] Barons

had to swear an oath of allegiance to the king, till 5 [VN] ~ sb to secrecy/silence to make sb promise not to tell sth to anyone ) :

Everyone was sworn to secrecy about what had happened. ATBAHltt*, #AA*«M^&«A*h —see also sworn IR71 swear blind (informal) to say that sth is definitely true — q ij& ^ swear like a 'trooper (old-fashioned, BrE) to often use very rude or offensive language ifnflftH;