Swap - English meaning

adjective

(of a person's legs) curved outwards so that the knees are wide apart.

Usage examples:

She had bent, slightly bandy legs

verb

Pass on or discuss (an idea or rumour) in a casual or uninformed way.

Usage examples:

£40,000 is the figure that has been bandied about

noun

A game similar to field hockey or ice hockey, played with a ball and large curved sticks.

verb

Exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money.

Usage examples:

He often bartered a meal for drawings

noun

The action or system of bartering.

Usage examples:

Paper money ceases to have any value and people resort to barter

verb

To exchange goods for other things rather than for money

Usage examples:

Barter something for something he bartered his stamp collection for her comics., barter with we spe…

noun

An act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same kind) in return.

Usage examples:

Negotiations should lead to an exchange of land for peace

verb

Short for telephone exchange.

verb

To change something for something else of a similar value or type

Usage examples:

This shirt is too small – can i exchange it for one in a larger size?, before we left the meeting, …

noun

A free exchange of ideas or opinions

Usage examples:

We were simply told what to do – there wasn’t any give-and-take., any successful negotiation involv…

verb

Make concessions and compromises.

Usage examples:

Children learn how to give and take from such experiences

verb

(of two or more people) exchange (things) with each other.

Usage examples:

Superior and subordinates freely interchange information

noun

The action of interchanging people or things.

Usage examples:

The interchange of ideas

verb

Cause to change places

verb

Respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one.

Usage examples:

The favour was reciprocated

verb

To do something for someone because the person has done something similar for you

Usage examples:

[ i ] we gave them information, but they didn’t reciprocate., [ t ] hemingway loved stein and she r…

noun

The action of replacing someone or something with another person or thing.

Usage examples:

The substitution of rail services with buses

noun

A device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit.

Usage examples:

The guard hit a switch and the gate swung open

verb

Change the position, direction, or focus of.

Usage examples:

The company switched the boats to other routes

verb

Device for making or breaking the connections in a circuit

noun

The action of buying and selling goods and services.

Usage examples:

A move to ban all trade in ivory

verb

Buy and sell goods and services.

Usage examples:

Middlemen trading in luxury goods

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services esp. between countries

Usage examples:

[ u ] foreign trade, [ u ] a trade agreement, [ c ] the building trades, [ u ] he’s an auto mechani…

phrasal verb

Exchange something of value, especially as part of a compromise.

Usage examples:

The government traded off economic advantages for political gains

phrasal verb

To accept something bad in order to have something good

Usage examples:

Trade sth off for sth they are uneasy with trading off future revenue for easy cash now., a trade-o…

phrasal verb

To accept a disadvantage or bad feature in order to have something good

Usage examples:

Trade something off against something it may be possible to trade off manpower costs against comput…

phrase

An exchange that occurs as a compromise

noun

A balance achieved between two desirable but incompatible features; a compromise.

Usage examples:

A trade-off between objectivity and relevance

phrasal verb

To accept something bad in order to have something good

Usage examples:

Trade sth off for sth they are uneasy with trading off future revenue for easy cash now., a trade-o…