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Swap

Take part in an exchange of
We swapped phone numbers
I'd swap places with you any day
I was wondering if you'd like to swap with me
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

In the direction that one is facing or travelling; towards the front
He started up the engine and the car moved forward
Rory leaned forward over the table
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

An act of exchanging one thing for another
Let's do a swap
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Onward so as to make progress
The signing of the treaty is a big step forward
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

To trade one thing for another.
Sep 03, 2021
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Forward

Towards the future; ahead in time
Looking forward, earnings are expected to hit £7.2 billion
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

To exchange (one thing) for another.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Directed or facing towards the front or the direction that one is facing or travelling
The pilot's forward view
Forward flight
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

An exchange of one thing for another.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Relating to the future
A twelve-month forward forecast
Sep 03, 2021
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Swap

A contract in which two parties agree to exchange periodic interest payments, especially when one payment is at a fixed rate and the other varies according to the performance of a reference rate, such as the prime rate.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Progressing towards a successful conclusion
The decision is a forward step
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

(transitive) To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

(of a person) bold or overfamiliar in manner
I am not usually a forward sort of person
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

To hit, to strike.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

An attacking player in football, hockey, or other sports.
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Agreements to trade specified assets, typically currency, at a specified price at a certain future date.
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

To descend or fall; to rush hastily or violently.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Send (a letter or email) on to a further destination
I recently received an email forwarded from a friend
My emails were forwarded to a friend
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

An exchange of two comparable things.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Help to advance (something); promote
The scientists are forwarding the development of biotechnology
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

(finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

At, near, or belonging to the front or forepart; fore
The forward section of the aircraft.
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.
How much swap do you need?
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Located ahead or in advance
Kept her eye on the forward horizon.
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

(Cantab slang) A social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with fining and pennying; equivalent to a crewdate at Oxford University.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Going, tending, or moving toward a position in front
A forward plunge down a flight of stairs.
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

A blow; a stroke.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

(Sports) Advancing toward an opponent's goal.
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

To strike; - with off.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Moving in a prescribed direction or order for normal use
Forward rolling of the cassette tape.
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

To exchange (usually two things of the same kind); to swop.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Ardently inclined; eager.
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently.
All suddenly she swapt adown to ground.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Lacking restraint or modesty; presumptuous or bold
A forward child.
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Being ahead of current economic, political, or technological trends; progressive
A forward concept.
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

A blow; a stroke.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Deviating radically from convention or tradition; extreme.
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

An exchange; a barter.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Exceptionally advanced; precocious.
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

Hastily.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Of, relating to, or done in preparation for the future
A rise in the forward price of corn.
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

An equal exchange;
We had no money so we had to live by barter
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Toward or tending to the front; frontward
Step forward.
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

Exchange or give (something) in exchange for
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Into consideration
Put forward a new proposal.
Sep 03, 2021

Swap

Move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

In or toward the future
Looking forward to seeing you.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

In the prescribed direction or sequence for normal use
Rolled the tape forward.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

In an advanced position or a configuration registering a future time
Set the clock forward.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

At or to a different time; earlier or later
Moved the appointment forward, from Friday to Thursday. See Usage Note at backward.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

A player in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey, who is part of the forward line of the offense.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

The position played by such a person.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

To send on to a subsequent destination or address.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Situated toward or at the front of something.
The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.
The forward gun in a ship, the forward ship in a fleet
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

(of troops, guns etc.) Situated toward or near the enemy lines.
The forward battalion took a hammering.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.
My forward vision is fine, but my peripheral vision is poor.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
Forward motion, forward thrust, forward momentum
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

(figuratively) Moving in the desired direction of progress.
This is an important forward step for the country.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Having the usual order or sequence.
The front of the fire engine has backward writing, that can be read in a mirror, as well as forward writing.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
The stock price is currently 12 times forward earnings.
The price for forward delivery is presently higher than the spot price.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
These students are very forward in their learning.
The grass is forward, or forward for the season. We have a forward spring.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
She is a very forward young lady, not afraid to speak her mind.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

(obsolete) Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

At, near or towards the front of something.
She was sitting well forward in the railway carriage.
The bus driver told everyone standing up to move forward.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

(nautical) At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
I leant forward to get a better look.
The grandfather clock toppled forward and crashed to the ground.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
After spending an hour stuck in the mud, we could once again move forward.
Wind the film forward a few frames.
Don't forget to put the clocks forward by one hour tonight!
We need to move this project forward.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
Don't wear your baseball cap backward; turn it forward.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

In the usual order or sequence.
A palindrome reads the same backward as forward.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Into the future.
From this day forward, there will be no more brussels sprouts at the cafeteria.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
The meeting has been moved forward an hour. It was at 3 o'clock; now it's at 2 o'clock.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

(transitive) To advance, promote.
He did all he could to forward the interests of the school.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

(transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.
I'll be glad to forward your mail to you while you're gone.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

(rugby) One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

(soccer) A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

(ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

(basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

(nautical) The front part of a vessel.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

(Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

(finance) A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.
Forward contract
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Misspelling of foreword.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Agreement; covenant.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

An agreement; a covenant; a promise.
Tell us a tale anon, as forward is.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; - opposed to backward.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; too hasty.
Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
Nor do we find him forward to be sounded.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years.
I have known men disagreeably forward from their shyness.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.
The most forward budIs eaten by the canker ere it blow.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

The person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

A position on a basketball team
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit;
Forward my mail
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

At or near or directed toward the front;
The forward section of the aircraft
A forward plunge down the stairs
Forward motion
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Moving toward a position ahead;
Forward motion
The onward course of events
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty;
A forward child badly in need of discipline
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle;
In a forward gear
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Moving forward
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Situated at or toward the front;
The fore cabins
The forward part of the ship
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Situated in the front;
The forward section of the aircraft
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

At or to or toward the front;
He faced forward
Step forward
She practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Forward in time or order or degree;
From that time forth
From the sixth century onward
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Toward the future; forward in time;
I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring
I look forward to seeing you
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

In a forward direction;
Go ahead
The train moved ahead slowly
The boat lurched ahead
Moved onward into the forest
They went slowly forward in the mud
Sep 03, 2021

Forward

Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane;
The captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments
Sep 03, 2021

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