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SWAG
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Irregular inflected forms: swagged , swagging
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("swag" is a kind of...):
bundle; sheaf (a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing)
Domain region:
Australia; Commonwealth of Australia (a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Goods or money obtained illegally
Synonyms:
booty; dirty money; loot; pillage; plunder; prize; swag
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("swag" is a kind of...):
stolen property (property that has been stolen)
Meronyms (parts of "swag"):
cut (a share of the profits)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Valuable goods
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("swag" is a kind of...):
valuable (something of value)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sway heavily or unsteadily
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "swag" is one way to...):
rock; shake; sway (move back and forth or sideways)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Walk as if unable to control one's movements
Example:
The drunken man staggered into the room
Synonyms:
careen; keel; lurch; reel; stagger; swag
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "swag" is one way to...):
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
Meaning:
Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "swag" is one way to...):
drop; drop down; sink (fall or descend to a lower place or level)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "swag"):
slouch; slump (assume a drooping posture or carriage)
bag (hang loosely, like an empty bag)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
