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Swag

/swæɡ/

(window coverings) A loop of draped fabric.

📖 Definitions of "Swag"

noun

verb

1
To (cause to) sway.
2
To droop; to sag.
3
To decorate (something) with loops of draped fabric.
4
To install (a ceiling fan or light fixture) by means of a long cord running from the ceiling to an outlet, and suspended by hooks or similar.

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
lurchnoun	A sudden or unsteady movement.
staggerverb	An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.
careenverb	(intransitive) To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
keelnoun	(nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
plundernoun	(transitive) To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
bootynoun	(slang) The buttocks.
lootnoun	(slang) Synonym of money.
prizenoun	An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
droopverb	(intransitive) To lose all energy, enthusiasm or happiness; to flag.
flagnoun	A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
pillagenoun	(ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
sagnoun	To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
reelnoun	A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
sagnoun	The state of sinking or bending; a droop.
lurchnoun	A sudden or unsteady movement.
droopnoun	Something which is limp or sagging.
reelnoun	A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
staggernoun	An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.
plundernoun	An instance of plundering.
pillagenoun	The act of pillaging.
prizenoun	An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
flagnoun	A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
lootnoun	(slang) Synonym of money.
bootynoun	(slang) The buttocks.
careennoun	(nautical) The position of a ship laid on one side.
keelnoun	(nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
lucrenoun	Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting effect or causing greed, or obtained in an underhanded manner.
signagenoun	(uncountable) Signs, particularly those imparting commercial, directional, or road traffic information, taken collectively.
swaggernoun	Confidence, pride.
swaynoun	Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
swaververb	To stagger or totter; to walk feebly, as one who is fatigued.
waiveverb	(transitive, law) To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.
upswayverb	(transitive) To sway or swing up; brandish.