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SWEAR OUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does swear out mean?
• SWEAR OUT (verb)
The verb SWEAR OUT has 1 sense:
1. deliver a warrant or summons to someone
Familiarity information: SWEAR OUT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deliver a warrant or summons to someone
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
Context example:
He was processed by the sheriff
Hypernyms (to "swear out" is one way to...):
deliver (bring to a destination, make a delivery)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "swear out"):
subpoena (serve or summon with a subpoena)
rinse; wash (clean with some chemical process)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody with something
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