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nounDefinition of SWEAR
See Examples of SWEAR
- I heard him say a swear.
- <can't you express your frustration without using swears?>
First Known Use of SWEAR
14th century
Related to SWEAR
Synonyms: curse, cuss, cussword, dirty word, expletive, four-letter word, obscenity, profanity, swearword, vulgarism
Related Words: bawdry, language, scurrility; execration, imprecation, malediction; epithet, name; oath
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