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Noun swearing has 2 senses
- curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss - profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
--1 is a kind of profanity
- oath, swearing - a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
--2 is a kind of commitment, dedication
Verb swear has 5 senses
- curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate - utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
--1 is one way to express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
--2 is one way to declare
Sample sentence:
They swear that there was a traffic accident
- swear - promise solemnly; take an oath
--3 is one way to vow
Sample sentence:
They swear to move
- swear, depose, depone - make a deposition; declare under oath
--4 is one way to declare
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- trust, swear, rely, bank - have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
--5 is one way to believe
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
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