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Swap (verb)
To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).
“exchange|switch|trade”
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Swap (verb)
To hit, to strike.
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Swap (verb)
To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping flap.
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Swap (verb)
To fall; to rush hastily or violently.
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Swap (noun)
An exchange of two comparable things.
“quote-book|lang=en|1819|{{w|Sir Walter Scott|w|Tales of My Landlord|section=The Bride of Lammermoor|passage=I e’en changed it, as occasion served, with the skippers o’ Dutch luggers and French vessels, for gin and brandy… a gude swap too, between what cheereth the soul of man and that which dingeth it clean out of his body}}”
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Swap (noun)
A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.
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Swap (noun)
Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.
“How much swap do you need?”
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Swap (noun)
A blow; a stroke.
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Swipe (verb)
To grab or bat quickly.
“The cat swiped at the shoelace.”
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Swipe (verb)
To strike with a strong blow in a sweeping motion.
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Swipe (verb)
To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.
“He swiped his card at the door.”
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Swipe (verb)
To interact with a touch screen by drawing one’s finger rapidly across it.
“Swipe left to hide the toolbar.”
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Swipe (verb)
To draw (one’s finger) rapidly across a touch screen.
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Swipe (verb)
To steal or snatch.
“Hey! Who swiped my lunch?”
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Swipe (noun)
A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep.
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Swipe (noun)
A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.
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Swipe (noun)
An act of interacting with a touch screen by drawing the finger rapidly across it.
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Swipe (noun)
An act of passing a swipecard through a card reader.
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Swipe (noun)
A rough guess; an estimate or swag.
“Take a swipe at the answer, even if you’re not sure.”
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Swipe (noun)
An attack, insult or critical remark.
“The politician took a swipe at his opponents.”
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Swipe (noun)
Poor, weak beer or other inferior alcoholic beverage; rotgut.
“swipes”
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Swap (verb)
take part in an exchange of
“we swapped phone numbers”
“I’d swap places with you any day”
“I was wondering if you’d like to swap with me”
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Swap (verb)
give (one thing) and receive something else in exchange
“swap one of your sandwiches for a cheese and pickle?”
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Swap (verb)
substitute (one thing) for another
“I swapped my busy life in London for a peaceful village retreat”
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Swap (noun)
an act of exchanging one thing for another
“let’s do a swap”
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Swap (noun)
a thing that has been or may be given in exchange for something else
“I’ve got one already, but I’ll keep this as a swap”
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Swap (noun)
an exchange of liabilities between two borrowers, either so that each acquires access to funds in a currency they need or so that a fixed interest rate is exchanged for a floating rate.