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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.]
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2. To sink down by its weight; to sag. --Sir H. Wotton.
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I swag as a fat person's belly swaggeth as he goeth.
--Palsgrave.
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3. To tramp carrying a swag. [Australia]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ![]() |
swag noun
1: valuable goods
2: goods or money obtained illegally [syn: loot, booty, pillage,
plunder, prize, dirty money]
3: a bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman
verb
1: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss
of tautness [syn: sag, droop, flag]
2: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken
man staggered into the room" [syn: stagger, reel, keel,
lurch, careen]
3: sway heavily or unsteadily
[also: swagging, swagged]
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swagged
See swag
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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.]
2. To sink down by its weight; to sag. --Sir H. Wotton.
I swag as a fat person's belly swaggeth as he goeth.
--Palsgrave.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
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