swap

Definition

  • verb: to give something to someone and receive something in return
  • verb: to give in trade
  • synonyms: barter, swop, flap

Examples

  • We spent some time 'swapping stories' about our college days. [=telling each other stories about our college days]

  • He wanted the window seat so we 'swapped'. = ('Brit') He wanted the window seat so we 'swapped over'.

  • I'll 'swap' my sandwich for your popcorn. = I'll 'swap' you my sandwich for your popcorn.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You crazy son of a bitch! I'll kill you! Stop! No! Don't shoot him! This guy Eddie, the owner-operator, comes up and says: "I want to swap tires." I said, "These are new tires." "Why don't you throw in something else, like your wife?" His wife was Miss New Jersey . (..)
    1976 Taxi Driver
  • (..) These yours? No. But you read the first clue. Randy Professor, naughty student. I blush. Me and my ex just swapped cards. Where's this little brown house? I have no idea. Hello? Nicholas dunne. Under my father's name, William dunne. (..)
    2014 Gone Girl
  • (..) And... i got second in that national math competition So.... You're offering us a chance to short this pile of blocks? How? With something called a credit default swap. It's like insurance on the bond, and if it goes bust, you can make -to-. Even -to- return, and it's already slowly going bust. (..)
    2015 The Big Short