swapped; swapping
1
a
: to give in trade : barter
b
2
: to take turns in telling
swap stories
: to make an exchange
swapper
noun
: an act, instance, or process of exchanging one thing for another
Synonyms
Examples of swap in a Sentence
Verb
He swapped his cupcake for a candy bar.
I swapped seats with my sister so she could see the stage better.
I liked her blue notebook and she liked my red one, so we swapped.
Noun
They made the swap in secret.
we made a swap: I'll do the dishes tonight and she'll do them for me tomorrow
Recent Examples on the Web
Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2024
Compared to last year's list, this year's rankings stayed static on the top (National Car Rental), middle, and bottom (Hertz), with Sixt and Alamo (No. 4) swapping places.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
Boston shipped out wing Josh Richardson, guard Romeo Langford, the 2022 draft rights to Blake Wesley, and first round pick swap rights in 2028.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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Verb
And then there’s Legacy Bundles, the apparel swapping site founded by Shannon and Anthony Taylor to help parents of toddlers and pre-K trade apparel options for any size—up to 5T—and gender.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2024
Compared to last year's list, this year's rankings stayed static on the top (National Car Rental), middle, and bottom (Hertz), with Sixt and Alamo (No. 4) swapping places.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
Noun
Scarlett Johansson is getting real about Colin Jost and Michael Che’s Weekend Update joke swap tradition on Saturday Night Live.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024
Boston shipped out wing Josh Richardson, guard Romeo Langford, the 2022 draft rights to Blake Wesley, and first round pick swap rights in 2028.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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“Swap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swap. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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