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Word: Swag
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in the sense ‘bulging bag’): probably of Scandinavian origin. The original sense of the verb (early 16th century) was ‘cause to sway or sag’
swaɡ
a curtain or piece of fabric fastened so as to hang in a drooping curve.
Short Definition:piece of fabric hanging in drooping curve
money or goods taken by a thief or burglar
Short Definition:money or goods taken by thief or burglar
Examples:- garden machinery is the most popular swag
bold self-assurance of style or manner
Short Definition:bold self-assurance
Examples:- she's proved she's got swag with this sporty two-piece
- Adam had swag—he moved like a man who had the world at his feet
a traveller's or miner's bundle of personal belongings.
Short Definition:traveller's or miner's bundle of personal belongings
Word: Swag
Speech Type: Verb
swaɡ
arrange in or decorate with a swag or swags of fabric
Short Definition:arrange in or decorate with swag or swags of fabric
Examples:- swag the fabric gracefully over the curtain tie-backs
travel with one's personal belongings in a bundle
Short Definition:travel with one's personal belongings in bundle
Examples:- we were swagging it in Queensland
- swagging my way up to the Northern Territory
hang heavily
Short Definition:hang heavily
Examples:- the crinkly old hide swags here and there
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