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
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
Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
To correct this, swap the middle screw with a 3-inch screw.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2025
Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
Over Strikes Direct talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations are expected to continue soon after their first set of negotiations in more than three years took place in Istanbul on May 16, resulting in a mass prisoner swap.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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Verb
Ayers is a pilot, and previously flew F-22s in the U.S. Air Force before swapping out jets for rockets, after being selected for NASA Astronaut Group 23 in 2021.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
To correct this, swap the middle screw with a 3-inch screw.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2025
Noun
Jack Keane: Iran is 'on the cusp' of having a nuclear weapon
Fox News senior strategic analyst Jack Keane joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the status of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program and the latest on a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine as the U.S. pushes for peace.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
Over Strikes Direct talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations are expected to continue soon after their first set of negotiations in more than three years took place in Istanbul on May 16, resulting in a mass prisoner swap.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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“Swap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swap. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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