- a variation of swap.
swop
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
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Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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swopsimple
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swopssimple
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have swoppedperfect
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has swoppedperfect
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am swoppingprogressive
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are swoppingprogressive
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is swoppingprogressive
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have been swoppingperfect progressive
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has been swoppingperfect progressive
Past
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swoppedsimple
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had swoppedperfect
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was swoppingprogressive
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were swoppingprogressive
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had been swoppingperfect progressive
Future
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Adu and Farfan looking to swop places early on.
From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2012
When the week of chop, swop and barter closed, over 50% more business had been done than in the previous record year, 1914.
From Time Magazine Archive
He reined up grandly, waved the hat in one long slow swop, bowed halfway down off the horse—a broad sweeping cavalier’s gesture.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
"Oh, I know something of him at home, and should like to excuse him; will you swop?"
From Tom Brown at Rugby by Hughes, Thomas
All guests therefore were notified to bring anything they wanted to swop or sell to the rooms of the three friends that night.
From Molly Brown's Junior Days by Speed, Nell
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