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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

swop en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/swɒp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/swɑp/ (General-American)

Meanings

(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of swap.
alt of swap
- Of course. The idea was a straight swop. The girl against his cheque for forty million. Well, he wouldn't play: wouldn't think of playing. 1953, Ian Fleming, “Black Hare and Grey Hound”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 105:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
swops	Number=Plur		lexicographic

swop en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/swɒp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/swɑp/ (General-American)

Meanings

(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of swap.
alt of swap
- 'We make a pair, by God and by St James! / But, brother, what do you say to swopping names?' 1951, Geoffrey Chaucer, translated by Nevill Coghill, The Canterbury Tales: Translated into Modern English (Penguin Classics), Penguin Books, published 1977, page 315:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
swopped	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
swopped	Tense=Past		lexicographic
swopping	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
swops	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Deriveds

swop en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/swɒp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/swɑp/ (General-American)

Etymology

Blend of swing + hip-hop.

Meanings

(uncountable) A fusion of swing and hip-hop dance styles.