swears

/swɛrz/ /swɛərz/

verb

To take an oath, to promise.

Examples :

"The witness swears to tell the truth in court. "

verb

To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.

Examples :

"My neighbor often swears loudly when he's frustrated with his work. "

language curse communication word

noun

A swear word.

Examples :

"My brother uses a lot of swears when he's frustrated. "

language curse word

verb

To be lazy; rest for a short while during working hours.

Examples :

""The construction workers often swear for a few minutes after carrying heavy loads of bricks." "

work job action

Meanings

Examples :

"The witness swears to tell the truth in court. "

Examples :

"My neighbor often swears loudly when he's frustrated with his work. "

Examples :

"My brother uses a lot of swears when he's frustrated. "

Examples :

""The construction workers often swear for a few minutes after carrying heavy loads of bricks." "

Related Words

profane noun

A person or thing that is profane.

obscene adjective

Offensive to current standards of decency or morality.

language noun

A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.

carrying verb

To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.

witness noun

Attestation of a fact or event; testimony.

offensive noun

An attack.

promise noun

An oath or affirmation; a vow

neighbor noun

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

frustrated verb

To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.

brother noun

Son of the same parents as another person.

construction noun

The process of constructing.

working noun

(usually in the plural) Operation; action.