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Swad vs Wrap - What's the difference?

swad | wrap |

As nouns the difference between swad and wrap

is that swad is a bunch, clump, mass while wrap is wrap (food).

swad

English

Alternative forms

* swod

Noun

(en noun)
  • A bunch, clump, mass
  • * 1895 — , chapter X
    • "Ye'd oughta see th' swad a' chil'ren I've got, an' all like that."
  • (obsolete, slang) A crowd; a group of people.
  • (obsolete) A boor, lout.
  • * 1591 — , scene 2
    • Sham’st thou not coistrel, loathsome dunghill swad .
  • * Ben Jonson
    • There was one busy fellow was their leader, / A blunt, squat swad , but lower than yourself.
  • * Greene
    • Country swains, and silly swads .
  • (mining) A thin layer of refuse at the bottom of a seam.
    • (Raymond)
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete, Northern) A cod, or pod, as of beans or peas.
  • * Blount
    • Swad , in the north, is a peascod shell — thence used for an empty, shallow-headed fellow.
    (Webster 1913)

    Synonyms

    * bunch, clump, mass

    References

    * WordNet 3.0 (2006, Princeton University);

    Anagrams

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    wrap

    English

    Verb

  • To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
  • To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
    • A snake wraps itself around its prey.
  • * Bryant
    • Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch / About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
  • (figurative) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
  • * Carew
    • wise poets that wrap truth in tales
  • (transitive, or, intransitive, video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
    • To avoid going over budget, let's make sure we wrap by ten.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "wrap")

    Synonyms

    * enfold

    Antonyms

    * unwrap

    Derived terms

    * wrap around and wrap-around * wrap around one's little finger * wrappable * wrapper * wrapping * wrap up

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A garment that one wraps around the body to keep oneself warm.
  • A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a pancake.
  • (entertainment) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.
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