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swag
(swăg)n.
1.
a. An ornamental drapery or curtain draped in a curve between two points.
b. An ornamental festoon of flowers or fruit.
c. A carving or plaster molding of such an ornament.
2. Promotional items, especially when given for free, considered as a group.
3. Slang Stolen property; loot.
4. Australian The pack or bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman.
5. Slang See schwag.
intr.v. swagged, swag·ging, swags
1. Chiefly British To lurch or sway.
2. Australian To travel about with a pack or swag.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]
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swag
(swæɡ)n
1. slang property obtained by theft or other illicit means
2. slang goods; valuables
3. (Art Terms) an ornamental festoon of fruit, flowers, or drapery or a representation of this
4. a swaying movement; lurch
5. (Physical Geography) dialect Midland English a depression filled with water, resulting from mining subsidence
6. (Clothing & Fashion) informal Austral and NZ (formerly) a swagman's pack containing personal belongings
7. go on the swag informal Austral and NZ to become a tramp
8. swags of informal Austral and NZ lots of
vb, swags, swagging or swagged
9. chiefly Brit to lurch or sag or cause to lurch or sag
10. (Art Terms) (tr) to adorn or arrange with swags
11. (intr) informal Austral to tramp about carrying a pack of personal belongings
[C17: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian svagga to sway]
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swag1
(swæg)n., v. swagged, swag•ging. n.
1. a suspended garland, drapery, etc., fastened at each end and hanging down in the middle; festoon.
2. a wreath or cluster of foliage, flowers, or fruit.
3. a swale.
4. a swaying or lurching movement.
v.i. 5. to sway or lurch.
6. to hang loosely and heavily; sag.
v.t. 7. to cause to sway or sag.
8. to adorn with swags.
[1520–30; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian svaga, svagga to sway, rock]
swag2
(swæg)n., v. swagged, swag•ging. n.
1. Slang.
a. plunder; booty.
b. money; valuables.
2. Australian. a traveler's bundle containing food and belongings.
v.i. 3. Australian. to travel about carrying one's bundle of belongings.
[1805–15; perhaps identical with swag1]
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Swag
quantity of money or goods, usually stolen; a bundle of personal belongings carried by a tramp, miner, or traveller in the bush, 1864; a decorative festoon of flowers, 1794; of fruit and flowers, 1813.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
swag
Past participle: swagged
Gerund: swagging
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| Noun | 1. | swag - valuable goods colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech valuable - something of value; "all our valuables were stolen" |
| 2. |  swag - goods or money obtained illegally stolen property - property that has been stolen cut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings" | |
| 3. | swag - a bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony | |
| Verb | 1. | swag - droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness bag - hang loosely, like an empty bag |
| 2. | swag - walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" | |
| 3. | swag - sway heavily or unsteadily |
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Translations
بَضائِع مَسْروقَه، غَنائِمصُرَّة أمْتِعَة
kořistranec
bylttyvekoster
batyulopott holmi
òÿfipinkill
mantanešulysvogti daiktai
laupījumsnastiņapaunazagta manta
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swag
n (inf) → Beute f
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swag
(swӕg) noun1. stolen goods.
2. in Australia, a tramp's bundle.
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