noun🔗ShareThe waste chips or shavings from an abrasive activity, such as metalworking, a saw cutting wood, or the use of a grindstone or whetstone."The metalworker carefully swept up the swarf from the workshop floor after using the lathe. "materialtechnicalindustrymachineworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA particular waste chip or shaving."The metalworker carefully collected the swarf from the cutting table. "materialtechnicalindustrymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo grind down."The machine operator had to swarf the metal parts to the exact specifications. "machinetechnicalindustryworkprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA faint or swoon."That afternoon, a terrible swarf overcame Sarah, and she nearly collapsed in the hallway from the oppressive heat. "medicinephysiologysensationbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo grow languid; to faint."After running the marathon in the summer heat, she began to swarf and needed to sit down. "physiologymedicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
