English noun: swan | |||
1. | swan (animal) stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult | ||
Broader (hypernym) | aquatic bird | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | black swan, cob, coscoroba, cygnet, Cygnus atratus, Cygnus buccinator, Cygnus columbianus, Cygnus cygnus, Cygnus olor, mute swan, pen, trumpeter, trumpeter swan, tundra swan, whooper, whooper swan | ||
Part holonym | swan's down | ||
Member meronym | Anatidae, family Anatidae | ||
English verb: swan | |||
1. | swan (communication) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true | ||
Samples | Before God I swear I am innocent. | ||
Examples | They swan that there was a traffic accident | ||
Synonyms | affirm, assert, aver, avow, swear, verify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | declare | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | assure, attest, claim, declare, hold, protest, take, tell | ||
2. | swan (motion) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | ||
Samples | The gypsies roamed the woods. Roving vagabonds. The wandering Jew. The cattle roam across the prairie. The laborers drift from one town to the next. They rolled from town to town. | ||
Synonyms | cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, tramp, vagabond, wander | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | gad, gallivant, jazz around, maunder | ||
Verb group | drift, err, stray, wander | ||
3. | swan (motion) sweep majestically | ||
Samples | Airplanes were swanning over the mountains. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sail, sweep | ||