swop n 1: an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter" [syn: {barter}, {swap}, {swop}, {trade}] v 1: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: {trade}, {swap}, {swop}, {switch}]
Swap \Swap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swapping}.] [OE. swappen to strike; cf. E. to strike a bargain; perh. akin to E. sweep. Cf. {Swap} a blow, {Swap}, v. i.] [Written also {swop}.] 1. To strike; -- with off. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "Swap off his head!" --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To exchange (usually two things of the same kind); to swop. [Colloq.] --Miss Edgeworth. [1913 Webster]
Swop \Swop\, v. & n. Same as {Swap}. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]