swape

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/sweɪp/

noun

A bar or pole used as a lever, swivel handle e.g. on the end of a shaft.

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Meanings

nounswape (plural swapes)

plural swapes

  1. A bar or pole used as a lever, swivel handle e.g. on the end of a shaft.
  2. A steering oar used by Tyne keelmen.
  3. A kind of mechanical scoop for water.

    Synonyms: shadoof, dhenkli, picota, counterpoise-lift

  4. A sconce for holding a light.
verbswape (third-person singular simple present swapes, present participle swaping, simple past and past participle swaped)

present singular third person swapes · participle present swaping · participle past swaped · past swaped

  1. To sweep.
  2. To place aslant.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of mechanical scoop for water.

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shadoofdhenklipicotacounterpoise-lift
Also see
shadoof

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with swape

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Cite this entry
APA

swape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swape

MLA

“swape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swape. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swape,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swape.

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