Definitions for swan



Overview of noun swan

The noun swan has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) swan

(stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult)


Overview of verb swan

The verb swan has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear

(to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent")

2. roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond

(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")

3. swan

(sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains")

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