swag

swag
I. verb (swagged; swagging) Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian svagga to sway, rock; akin to Middle Low German swacken to rock Date: 1530 intransitive verb 1. sway, lurch 2. sag, droop transitive verb 1. to adorn with swags 2. to arrange (as drapery) in swags II. noun Date: 1660 1. sway 1 2. a. something (as a decoration) hanging in a curve between two points ; festoon b. a suspended cluster (as of evergreen branches) 3. a. goods acquired by unlawful means ; loot b. spoils, profits 4. a depression in the earth 5. chiefly Australian a pack of personal belongings

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?
Synonyms:
(by force of gravity), , , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • swag — swag·er; swag·ger·er; swag·gie; swag·man; swag; swag·ger; horn·swag·gle; horn·swag·gled; swag·ger·ing·ly; …   English syllables

  • Swag — Swag, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swagging}.] [Cf. Icel. sveggja, sveigja to bend, to sway, Norw. svaga to sway. See {Sway}.] 1. To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swag — [swag] vi. swagged, swagging [< or akin to Norw svagga, to sway (in walking), SWAGGER] 1. to sway or lurch 2. to hang down; sag vt. 1. to decorate with swags 2. to hang in a swag n …   English World dictionary

  • Swag — Swag, n. 1. A swaying, irregular motion. [1913 Webster] 2. A burglar s or thief s booty; boodle. [Cant or Slang] Charles Reade. [1913 Webster] 3. [Australia] (a) A tramping bushman s luggage, rolled up either in canvas or in a blanket so as to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swag — (v.) to move heavily or unsteadily, 1520s, probably from O.N. sveggja to swing, sway, cognate with O.E. swingan to swing (see SWING (Cf. swing)). The noun sense of ornamental festoon is first found 1794. Colloquial sense of promotional material… …   Etymology dictionary

  • swag — [swæg] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: swag to sway, hang down (16 19 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [U] old fashioned informal goods that someone has stolen = ↑loot 2.) a) a large piece of material that is hung above a window …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • swag — index contraband, spoils Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • swag — [ swæg ] noun 1. ) uncount INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED stolen goods 2. ) count AUSTRALIAN a bag or a roll of cloth containing a traveler s personal possessions …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • swag — n *spoil, plunder, loot, booty, prize …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • swag — ► NOUN 1) an ornamental festoon of flowers, fruit, and greenery. 2) a curtain or drape fastened to hang in a drooping curve. 3) informal money or goods taken by a thief or burglar. 4) Austral./NZ a traveller s or miner s bundle of personal… …   English terms dictionary

  • swag — In British thieves slang swag was a thief s plunder or booty; a quantity of goods unlawfully acquired . The term appears in Grose s 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, where one of the definitions is any quantity of goods . James Hardy Vaux,… …   Australian idioms

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”