swear

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Synonyms: shear, sear, smear, spear, wear, sweat, sweer, scear, sweal, stear, snear

Antonyms: shear, sear, smear, spear, wear, sweat, sweer, scear, sweal, stear, snear

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Verb

1. To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
   • The knight swore not to return to the palace until he had found the treasure.
2. To take an oath that an assertion is true.
   • The witness swore that the person she had seen running out of the bank was a foot shorter than the accused.
3. To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
   • I swear I don't know what you're talking about.
   • My little brother is such a pest, I swear.
4. To administer an oath to (a person).
   • Let the witness be sworn.
5. To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.

Noun

1. A swear word.

Adjective

1. Heavy.
2. Top-heavy; too high.
3. Dull; lazy; slow.
4. Reluctant; unwilling.
5. Niggardly.

Noun

1. A lazy time; a short rest during working hours (especially field labour); a siesta.

Verb

1. To be lazy; rest for a short while during working hours.

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