to swap

Examples

• All

• However, if she can get another woman to swap places with her.

• Yeah, I buy books, Nicole buys books and then we swap artistic books.

• So we're going to swap these back in.

• So if you do need to swap this out, it's easy to do.

  Adam Savage’s Tested

• If you want it, drop by the police station and we'll swap.

  7 Seconds (2005)

• SeatGeek is the only website that lets you swap the tickets before the event.

  The 85 South Comedy Show

• Can't you swap shifts with someone?

  Give Them Wings (2021)

• A man up East Fork weaves straw hats and will swap them for butter and eggs.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The two friends agreed to swap their favorite video games for the weekend.

• In the project, we will swap roles to better understand each other's responsibilities.

Synonyms

R

to replace

vsto swap

∞ 1.8

Put another thing or person in place of one that is broken

involves giving an item and receiving another rather than simply supplying a new one

S

to switch

vsto swap

756 2.0

To change one thing or person for another

involves giving an item and receiving another rather than just shifting attention

T

to trade

vsto swap

588 1.0

To give something and get something else in return

means a simple item for item giving without commercial emphasis

C

to change

vsto swap

550 1.0

To give something and get something else of the same kind

focuses on one item exchanged directly for another rather than mere replacement

E

to exchange

vsto swap

274 1.8

To give something and get something in return

expresses the general act of one item being given for another

I

to interchange

vsto swap

3 4.1

To exchange things so each takes the other's place

refers to giving one thing and getting a single other rather than reciprocal substitution

B

to barter away

vsto swap

1 5.8

To give up something valuable in exchange for something else, often as a loss

means a neutral direct item for item transfer without implying sacrifice

Antonyms

K

to keep

∞ 1.0

To continue doing something or stay in the same state

Compounds

S

swap file

• Specialized

1 6.3

A file on the hard drive used as extra memory when RAM is full

S

swap space

• Specialized

6.2

A part of the hard drive used as extra memory when computer memory is full

How Substituted

to supplant

23 7.5

to replace

∞ 1.8

to swap

119 2.1

to change

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology