swap
verb [I or T] (-pp-) (UK also swop (-pp-)) /swɒp/
/swɑːp/ Definition
C1 to give something and be given something else instead: When you've finished reading your book, and I've finished mine, shall we swap? We swapped addresses with the people we met on holiday. When he got a job in a bank, he had to swap his jeans and T-shirt for a suit (= he had to wear formal clothes instead of informal ones). [+ two objects] I'll swap you my chocolate bar for your peanuts. We spent the evening in the pub, swapping (= telling each other) stories/jokes. → Synonym exchange verbReplacing and exchanging
(Definition of swap verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alternatively adverb
- bargain sth away phrasal verb
- behalf noun
- change over phrasal verb
- compensation noun (EXCHANGE)
- countermand verb
- delegate noun
- pinch-hit verb
- pre-empt verb
- proxy noun
- refill noun
- refill verb
- represent verb (ACT FOR)
- spare noun
- substitute noun
- succeed verb (FOLLOW)
- succession noun
- supersede verb
- supplant verb
- swap noun
Topic:
Replacing and exchanging
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