(also swop )
■ verb ( ~s , ~ping , ~ped ) exchange or substitute.
■ noun an act of exchanging one thing for another.
Derivatives
~pable adjective
~per noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'throw forcibly'): prob. imitative of a resounding blow.
(also swop )
■ verb ( ~s , ~ping , ~ped ) exchange or substitute.
■ noun an act of exchanging one thing for another.
Derivatives
~pable adjective
~per noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'throw forcibly'): prob. imitative of a resounding blow.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004