| English noun: swap | |||
| 1. | swap (act) an equal exchange | ||
| Samples | We had no money so we had to live by barter. | ||
| Synonyms | barter, swop, trade | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exchange, interchange | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | horse trade, horse trading | ||
| English verb: swap | |||
| 1. | swap (possession) exchange or give (something) in exchange for | ||
| Synonyms | switch, swop, trade | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change, exchange, interchange | ||
| 2. | swap (motion) move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | thrash | ||