swap

/swɒp/

verb

  1. 1

    To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).

  2. 2

    To hit, to strike.

  3. 3

    To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.

  4. 4

    To descend or fall; to rush hastily or violently.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    An exchange of two comparable things.

  2. 2

    A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.

  3. 3

    Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.

    “How much swap do you need?”

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    A blow; a stroke.

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