swift


Definition: Meaning of, swift in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / swɪft /

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swift swifter swiftest
  1. happening or done quickly and immediately
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  2. [only before noun] moving, or able to move, very fast
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  3. somebody is not too swift American English spoken used to say that someone is not very intelligent
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swift swifts
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  1. a small brown bird that has pointed wings, flies very fast, and is similar to a SWALLOW
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Swift


Definition: Meaning of, Swift in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / swɪft /

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  1. 1667-1745 an English satirist born in Ireland
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  2. 1839-1903 united States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railway cars
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Swift used in phrases

  • Dean Swift (noun)
    1. 1667-1745 an English satirist born in Ireland
  • European swift (noun)
    1. common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs
  • Gustavus Franklin Swift (noun)
    1. 1839-1903 united States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railway cars
  • Jonathan Swift (noun)
    1. 1667-1745 an English satirist born in Ireland
  • Swift, Jonathan
    1. (1667-1745) an Irish writer whose best-known book is GULLIVER'S TRAVELS but who also wrote many other SATIRICAL stories and clever articles, in which he used humour to criticize institutions such as the universities, the legal profession, and the political parties. He was also a priest in the Church of England, and became Dean (= a high-ranking priest) of St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin. Because of this, he is sometimes called "Dean Swift".
  • chimney swift (noun)
    1. american swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys
  • crested swift (noun)
    1. birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees
  • swift-footed (adjective)
    1. having rapidly moving feet
  • tree swift (noun)
    1. birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees
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