"swap out" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swap outs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} swap out (plural swap outs)
  1. Anything that is swapped out for another; an exchange. Synonyms: swap-out
    Sense id: en-swap_out-en-noun-DJQncGK2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 31 2 16 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 24 27 28 4 16
  2. (television) A pre-prepared food item used in place of an unfinished food item in order to cut down the overall preparation time during filming. Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-swap_out-en-noun-cDLmqVXH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 31 2 16 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 24 27 28 4 16 Topics: broadcasting, media, television

Verb

Forms: swaps out [present, singular, third-person], swapping out [participle, present], swapped out [participle, past], swapped out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} swap out (third-person singular simple present swaps out, present participle swapping out, simple past and past participle swapped out)
  1. (transitive, computing) To transfer (memory contents) into a swap file. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: outswap Translations (Translations): échanger (French), götürmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-swap_out-en-verb-crOCaqwr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 31 2 16 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 24 27 28 4 16 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 62 2 36
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To exchange (something or someone) for an unused (or less-used) equivalent. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-swap_out-en-verb-dBPbsplA
  3. (transitive) To exchange (something) for (something else). (usually followed by with or for) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-swap_out-en-verb-2FMiPqvb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 31 2 16 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 24 27 28 4 16

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for swap out meaning in English (4.8kB)

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