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Entry 7 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Swap

/swŏp/ · IPA /sʋap/
01 v. t. To strike; -- with off.
imp. & p. p. Swapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Swapping
  1. 1.
    To strike; -- with off.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
  2. 2.
    To exchange (usually two things of the same kind); to swop.[Colloq.]
02 v. i. To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently.
  1. 1.
    To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently.
    “All suddenly she swapt adown to ground.” — Chaucer.
  2. 2.
    To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.
03 n. A blow; a stroke.
  1. 1.
    A blow; a stroke.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
  2. 2.
    An exchange; a barter.[Colloq.]
04 adv. Hastily.
  1. 1.
    Hastily.[Prov. Eng.]