swap (EN)verb, noun
verb “swap”
infinitive swap ; he swaps ; past tense swapped ; past part. swapped ; ger. swapping
- to exchange something with someone else Sign up to see the translation of definitions and examples into any language.At recess, the children
swapped toys to play with something new.
noun “swap”
singular swap , plural swaps or uncountable
- an act of exchanging one thing for another They decided on a
swap : her bicycle for his guitar. - a financial agreement where two parties exchange payment streams over time The company entered into an interest rate
swap to manage its debt costs. - (computing) disk space used as virtual memory when RAM is insufficient The system relies on
swap to keep programs running when memory is low.