swapped; swapping
1
a
: to give in trade : barter
b
2
: to take turns in telling
swap stories
: to make an exchange
swapper
noun
: an act, instance, or process of exchanging one thing for another
Examples of swap in a Sentence
Verb
He swapped his cupcake for a candy bar.
I swapped seats with my sister so she could see the stage better.
I liked her blue notebook and she liked my red one, so we swapped.
Noun
They made the swap in secret.
we made a swap: I'll do the dishes tonight and she'll do them for me tomorrow
Recent Examples on the Web
Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
Hentschel is one of these travelers, having swapped his usual summer Spain vacation for Jackson Hole this year.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Vanessa Kerry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Hoss tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast of DaCosta’s decision to gender-swap the male character Eilert Lövborg into Eileen.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Simplify home entry by swapping out your analog deadbolt for a digital one and say goodbye to your keys and hello to the keypad.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
Hentschel is one of these travelers, having swapped his usual summer Spain vacation for Jackson Hole this year.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Noun
Debt-for-health swaps, social impact bonds, insurance schemes and sin taxes can all help mobilize both domestic and international financing at the intersection of climate and health.
—Vanessa Kerry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Hoss tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast of DaCosta’s decision to gender-swap the male character Eilert Lövborg into Eileen.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for swap
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“Swap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swap. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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