swear
verb [I] (USE RUDE WORDS) /sweər/
/swer/ (swore, sworn)Definition
B2 to use words that are rude or offensive as a way of emphasizing what you mean or as a way of insulting someone or something: It was a real shock, the first time I heard my mother swear. When the taxi driver started to swear at him, he walked off.Swearing and blasphemy
(Definition of swear verb (USE RUDE WORDS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bad language noun
- blasphemous adjective
- blasphemy noun
- curse verb (SPEAK ANGRILY)
- cuss verb
- damn verb
- dirty word noun
- eff verb
- expletive noun
- four-letter word noun
- imprecation noun
- oath noun (SWEAR WORD)
- profanity noun
- strong language noun
- swear like a trooper idiom
- swear word noun
- swearing noun
- the F-word noun
- wash your mouth out (with soap/soapy water) idiom
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