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swan 1
(swŏn)n.
1. Any of various large waterbirds of the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba of the family Anatidae, having webbed feet, a long slender neck, and usually white plumage.
2. Swan See Cygnus.
intr.v. swanned, swan·ning, swans Chiefly British
To travel around from place to place: "Swanning around Europe nowadays, are we?" (Jeffrey Archer).
[Middle English, from Old English; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]
swan 2
(swŏn)intr.v. Chiefly Southern US
To declare; swear. Used in the phrase I swan as an interjection. See Note at vum.
[Probably alteration of dialectal (I) s' warrant, (I) shall warrant.]
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swan
(swɒn)n
1. (Animals) any large aquatic bird of the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba, having a long neck and usually a white plumage: family Anatidae, order Anseriformes
2. (Poetry) rare literary
a. a poet
b. (capital when part of a title or epithet): the Swan of Avon (Shakespeare).
vb, swans, swanning or swanned
(intr; usually foll by around or about) informal to wander idly
[Old English; related to Old Norse svanr, Middle Low German swōn]
ˈswanˌlike adj
Swan
(swɒn)n
(Placename) a river in SW Western Australia, rising as the Avon northeast of Narrogin and flowing northwest and west to the Indian Ocean below Perth. Length: about 240 km (150 miles)
Swan
(swɒn)n
(Biography) Sir Joseph Wilson. 1828–1914, English physicist and chemist, who developed the incandescent electric light (1880) independently of Edison
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swan1
(swɒn)n.
1. any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the goose family, having a long, slender neck and usu. pure-white plumage in the adult.
2. a person of unusual beauty, talent, or excellence.
3. (cap.) the constellation Cygnus.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English, c. Old Saxon suan, Old High German swon, Old Norse svanr]
swan′like`, adj.
swan2
(swɒn)v.i.
Midland and Southern U.S. Older Use. to swear or declare (used in the phrase I swan).
[1775–85, Amer.; probably continuing dial. (N England) I s'wan, shortening of I shall warrant]
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swan
Past participle: swanned
Gerund: swanning
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| Noun | 1. |  swan - stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adultaquatic bird - wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water Anatidae, family Anatidae - swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks coscoroba - large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans cob - adult male swan pen - female swan cygnet - a young swan Cygnus olor, mute swan - soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated Cygnus columbianus, tundra swan - swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds Cygnus buccinator, trumpeter swan, trumpeter - large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry black swan, Cygnus atratus - large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill swan's down - down of the swan |
| Verb | 1. |  swan - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"hold - assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good" attest - authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature" declare - state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent" declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" protest - affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence" |
| 2. |  swan - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" maunder - wander aimlessly drift, err, stray - wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town" | |
| 3. | swan - sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains" |
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swan
nounCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
إِوَزٌّ عِرَاقِيّتَم، أوَز عِراقي
лебед
labuť
svane
cigno
cisneluik
joutsen
labud
hattyú
angsa
svanurálft
白鳥
백조
cygnus
gulbėgulbės giesmė
gulbis
labuť
labod
svan
หงส์
con thiên ngathiên nga
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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swan
n → Schwan m
vi (Brit inf) to swan off → abziehen (inf); to swan around New York → in New York herumziehen (inf); to swan around (the house) → zu Hause herumschweben (inf)
swan
:swan song
n (fig) → Schwanengesang m
swan-upping
n → feierliche Zeichnung der jungen Schwäne
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
swan
[swɒn]1. n → cigno
2. vi (fam) to swan around → fare la bella vita
he swanned off to New York → se n'è andato bellamente a New York
he swanned off to New York → se n'è andato bellamente a New York
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
swan
(swon) noun a large, usually white, water-bird of the duck family, with a long graceful neck.
swan song the last work or performance of eg a poet, musician etc before his death or retirement.
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swan
→ إِوَزٌّ عِرَاقِيّ labuť svane Schwan κύκνος cisne joutsen cygne labud cigno 白鳥 백조 zwaan svane łabędź cisne лебедь svan หงส์ kuğu con thiên nga 天鹅Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009