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swapped

swapped is the simple past and past participle of swap.

Meaning of swap

Verb

swap (third-person singular simple present swaps, present participle swapping, simple past and past participle swapped)

  1. (transitive) To exchange or give (something) in an non-normal exchange (for something else).
    • In an effort to provide more permanent accommodations, employers may offer employees the opportunity either to swap jobs with a colleague or to transfer to a new position.1998, Michael Wolf with Bruce Friedman and Daniel Sutherland, Religion in the workplace, page 98
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To hit, to strike.
    • And he whipped his sword out of its scabbard, and swapped off the pudding from the black knight's nose. Unfortunately (for him) he swapped off a good bit of the nose, too.1954, Edward Eager, Half Magic
    Synonyms:
    bang
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.
    Synonyms:
    flap
  4. (intransitive, obsolete) To descend or fall; to rush hastily or violently.
    Synonyms:
    fly

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Phrases with swapped

Questions about swapped

What is swapped the simple past and past participle of?
Swapped is the simple past and past participle of swap.

Words near swapped in the dictionary

  1. swaporama
  2. swaporamas
  3. swapover
  4. swapovers
  5. swappable
  6. swapped
  7. swapped horses in midstream
  8. swapped in
  9. swapped out
  10. swapped over
  11. swapped places

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