swapped; swapping
1
a
: to give in trade : barter
b
2
: to take turns in telling
swap stories
: to make an exchange
swapper
noun
: an act, instance, or process of exchanging one thing for another
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Examples of swap in a Sentence
Verb
He swapped his cupcake for a candy bar.
I swapped seats with my sister so she could see the stage better.
I liked her blue notebook and she liked my red one, so we swapped.
Noun
They made the swap in secret.
we made a swap: I'll do the dishes tonight and she'll do them for me tomorrow
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Drag your finger down the center of the mouse to scroll, or swipe two fingers across the mouse to swap between apps with ease.
—PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
He was returned to the U.S. last year as part of a large prisoner swap deal with Venezuela.
—Elias Lopez, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Tony Todd, the actor who swapped a hand for a hook as the titular villain of the Candyman movies, died on November 6 at his home in Los Angeles.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Drag your finger down the center of the mouse to scroll, or swipe two fingers across the mouse to swap between apps with ease.
—PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
Noninterest income increased to $7.0 million, driven by gains on the sale of mortgage servicing rights and higher swap fee income.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
He was returned to the U.S. last year as part of a large prisoner swap deal with Venezuela.
—Elias Lopez, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Swap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swap. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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