swear
IPA: swˈɛr
noun
- A swear word.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A lazy time; a short rest during working hours (especially field labour); a siesta.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
- (transitive) To take an oath that an assertion is true.
- (transitive) To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
- (transitive) To administer an oath to (a person).
- (transitive, intransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
- (Northern England, Scotland) To be lazy; rest for a short while during working hours.
adjective
- (Northern England, Scotland) Heavy.
- (Northern England, Scotland) Top-heavy; too high.
- (Northern England, Scotland) Dull; lazy; slow.
- (Northern England, Scotland) Reluctant; unwilling.
- (Northern England, Scotland) Niggardly.
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