swack
swack · more swack · most swack
With a swack, to the point of touchingWith a swack, to the point of touching.
/swæk/
Meaning
1 sensesWith a swack, to the point of touching.
Origin
Considered dialect by Wright, but now widespread. Scottish National Dictionary proposes anConsidered dialect by Wright, but now widespread. Scottish National Dictionary proposes an origin in Old Scots (Middle English) swak ("to throw violently"). Compare Scots swak, swack (“to throw with violent force, dash", also "a hard blow or whack”). Compare also Middle Dutch swacken (“to shake, wave”).
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Forms
more swack, most swack| Comparative | more swack Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most swack |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
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