4 entries under this word

Swap

Swap, adv.

adverb

(swŏp), adv. [See SWAP, n.] Hastily; at a snatch. [Prov. Eng.] [Low.]

Swap, v. t.

verbtransitive

(swŏp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. SWAPPED (swŏpt); p. pr. & vb. n. SWAPPING.] [O. & Prov. Eng., to strike; Ger. schwappen. Cf. to strike a bargain.] [Written also swop.]

  1. To strike;—with off. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
  2. To exchange; to barter; to swop. [Colloq.]

Swap, n.

noun

[See supra; Ger. schwapp, n., a slap, swap, schwapp, schwapps, interj. slap! smack!]

  1. A blow; a stroke. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
  2. An exchange. [Colloq.]

Swap, v. i.

verbintransitive

[Obs.] 1. To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently. C. Richardson. 2. To beat the air with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap. More.