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SWOP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An equal exchange

Example:

we had no money so we had to live by barter

Synonyms:

barter; swap; swop; trade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("swop" is a kind of...):

exchange; interchange (reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "swop"):

horse trade; horse trading (the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining))

Derivation:

swop (exchange or give (something) in exchange for)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Exchange or give (something) in exchange for

Synonyms:

swap; switch; swop; trade

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "swop" is one way to...):

change; exchange; interchange (give to, and receive from, one another)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

swop (an equal exchange)

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