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SWOP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
we had no money so we had to live by barter
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("swop" is a kind of...):
exchange; interchange (reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "swop"):
horse trade; horse trading (the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining))
Derivation:
swop (exchange or give (something) in exchange for)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they swop ... he / she / it swops
Past simple: swopped
-ing form: swopping
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exchange or give (something) in exchange for
Synonyms:
swap; switch; swop; trade
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "swop" is one way to...):
change; exchange; interchange (give to, and receive from, one another)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
swop (an equal exchange)