SWOP

barter, swap, swop, trade

(noun) an equal exchange; “we had no money so we had to live by barter”

trade, swap, swop, switch

(verb) exchange or give (something) in exchange for

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

swop (plural swops)

Alternative spelling of swap

Verb

swop (third-person singular simple present swops, present participle swopping, simple past and past participle swopped)

Alternative spelling of swap

Etymology 2

Noun

swop (uncountable)

A fusion of swing and hip-hop dance styles.

Anagrams

• POWs, WSOP, pows, wops

Source: Wiktionary


Swop, v. & n.

Definition: Same as Swap. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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