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Swap

Swap Meaning & Definition
Swap Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Swap?

[n] an equal exchange; "we had no money so we hd to live by barter"
[v] move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science
[v] exchange or give (something) in exchange for

Synonyms | Synonyms for Swap: barter | quid pro quo | switch | swop | swop | trade | trade

Related Terms | Find terms related to Swap:

See Also | change | exchange | exchange | go | horse trade | horse trading | interchange | interchange | locomote | move | thrash | travel

Swap In Webster's Dictionary

\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\, 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. --Chaucer. 2. To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.
\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\, adv. [See {Swap}, n.] Hastily. [Prov. Eng.]

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