Swear+by
101swear off — verb promise to abstain from (Freq. 2) I have sworn off cigarettes altogether • Hypernyms: ↑promise, ↑assure • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * (informal) …
102Swear filter — A swear filter, also known as a profanity filter, is a part of some internet programs which modifies a user s text to remove words deemed offensive by the administrator or community related to these programs. Swear filters are common in custom… …
103swear word — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bad ▪ That s one of the worst swear words in Spanish. ▪ mild … OF SWEAR WORDS ▪ string VERB + SWEAR WORD …
104swear off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms swear off : present tense I/you/we/they swear off he/she/it swears off present participle swearing off past tense swore off past participle sworn off swear off something to promise to stop doing or using… …
105Swear back of a reference — In United States patent law, swearing back of a reference is a process whereby an inventor in certain circumstances can get a US patent even though the invention became public before the inventor’s original patent application was filed.… …
106swear like a trooper — verb To swear a lot; to utter many swear words …
107swear like a trooper — in. to curse and swear with great facility. □ Mrs. Wilson was known to swear like a trooper on occasion. □ The clerk started swearing like a trooper, and the customer started crying …
108swear on a stack of Bibles — in. to make a very solemn pledge of one’s honesty. (Folksy. Official oaths are sometimes taken with one hand on a Bible. This phrase implies that more Bibles make an even stronger oath.) □ I swear on a stack of Bibles that I was in Atlanta on the …
109swear off — phrasal to vow to abstain from ; renounce < swear off smoking > …
110swear word — noun A word considered taboo and impolite or offensive. When I heard swear words from the next room, I decided to keep my distance. Syn: curse, curse word, cuss, dirty word, expletive, four letter word …
