swear, v." />
Swearing
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a. & n. from
swear
, v.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
Present participle of
swear
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
noun.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
Word Usage
"Either way, its legacy in swearing is too huge to ignore."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
commitment
dedication
profanity
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Baring
Behring
Bering
airing
baring
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
affidavit
affirmation
attestation
bad language
billingsgate
variant
swear
verb-stem
swear