| 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To exchange (usually two things of the same kind); to swop. [ Colloq. ] Miss Edgeworth. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Swap | v. i. [ Cf. Swap, v. t. ] 1. To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently. C. Richardson (Dict.). [ 1913 Webster ] All suddenly she swapt adown to ground. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 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. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 2. An exchange; a barter. [ Colloq. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ] |
