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# swop

verb (swop, swops, swopped, swopping); noun (a swop)

«swop» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. To swop is to give one thing and get another in its place; it means the same as «swap».
2. (British, old or country use) «Swop off» means to cheat someone in a deal, to get the better of them.

### In the lessons

in the tales a trade between two creatures or people, often one trick played on the other; in lessons «swop» is a word for exchanging things

### Examples

- Ben and Sam swop cards at break.
- I swopped my apple for her biscuit.
- Brer Fox knew that he had been swopped off badly.

### Note

Swopping one thing for one other keeps the count the same; nothing else for maths.