Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swap out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: swap out
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To transfer (memory contents) into a swap file.

Transitive verb

verb

To exchange (something or someone) for an unused (or less-used) equivalent.

verb

To exchange (something) for (something else). (usually followed by with or for)

Transitive verb

noun

Anything that is swapped out for another; an exchange.

noun

A pre-prepared food item used in place of an unfinished food item in order to cut down the overall preparation time during filming.

Example Sentences

"Those men are tired; let's swap that unit out."
"I can't keep going; is it okay if I swap out?"
"I'll swap out the dead battery for a new one."
"Luckily, on this show we have swap outs, so we don't have to wait."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

swaps out (present, singular) swapping out (participle, present) swapped out (participle, past) swapped out (past) swap outs (plural) swap-out (alternative)

Synonyms

outswap switch switch out replace

Antonyms

swap in

Questions

What does swap out mean?: To transfer (memory contents) into a swap file.

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