- [intransitive, transitive] to give something to somebody and receive something in exchange
- swop (something) (with somebody) I've finished this magazine. Can I swop with you?
- swop something for something I swopped my red scarf for her blue one.
- swop something Can we swop places? I can't see the screen.
- We spent the evening in the pub swopping stories (= telling each other stories) about our travels.
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- [intransitive] swop (over) to start doing somebody else’s job, etc. while they do yours
- I'll drive there and then we'll swop over on the way back.
- [transitive] (especially British English) to replace one person or thing with another
- swop somebody/something (for somebody/something) I think I'll swop this sweater for one in another colour.
- swop somebody/something (over) I'm going to swop you over. Mike will go first and Jon will go second.
Idioms
swop/change places (with somebody)
- (usually used in negative sentences) to be in somebody else’s situation
- I'm perfectly happy—I wouldn't swop places with anyone.
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