Su-zu-ki /səˈzuːki/ trademark a type of car or motorcycle made by the Japanese company Suzuki
Su'zuki , method, the trademark a system of teaching young children to play the VIOLIN, by making them copy the music teacher often in very large classes
svelte /svelt/ adj apprec (especially of a woman) thin, graceful, and well-shaped; SLIM
Sven·ga·li /sven'ga:li/ n. a man who has the power to control people's minds and make them do what he wants them to do, usually for evil purposes. The name comes from a character in the book Trilby (1894) by George du Maurier: Critics claimed he had a Svengali-like hold over his friends.
SW the written abbrev. for SOUTHWEST and SOUTHWESTERN
swab $ ^{1} $ /swobllswa:b/ n 1 a small piece of material used for holding liquid to be tested for infection, for cleaning wounds etc 2 a test using such a piece of material: Take a swab of his throat, nurse. 3 a cleaning cloth, especially as used on the floors of a ship
swab² v -bb- [T]·1 [(DOWN)] to clean (especially the floors (DECKs) of a ship): The young sailor had to swab down the decks every morning. 2 [(OUT)] to clean (a wound) with a swab
swad·dle /'swɒdl/ swa:dl/ v [T] to wrap (a baby) tightly in many coverings
'swaddling clothes n [P] especially bibl the pieces of cloth wound round swaddled babies
swag /swæg/ n [U] 1 slang the goods obtained in a robbery. In British CARTOONS thieves often have a bag marked ‘swag’. → compare LOOT·2 AustrE a set of clothes and belongings wrapped in a cloth, as carried by travellers and wanderers
Swag·gart, Jimmy /'swægətl-ət/ (1935-) a US Christian leader and TELEVANGELIST (=someone who talks about religion on television), who was very popular until 1988, when he admitted that he had had sex with a PROSTITUTE (=a woman who has sex with people for money)
swag·ger¹ /'swægər/ v [i] to walk with a swinging movement, in a way that shows too much self-confidence or self-satisfaction: He swaggered down the street after winning the fight. —er n ︷ingly adv
swagger² n [S;U] an over-confident and self-satisfied manner, especially of walking: He walked down the street with a swagger.
Swa·hi·li /swɑː'hiːli, swə-/n 1 [U] a Bantu language spoken in eastern and central Africa, and used especially as a LINGUA FRANCA (=a language used between people whose first languages are different). It is the official language of Kenya and Tanzania. 2 [C] a member of the Bantu people of Zanzibar who originally spoke this language —Swahili adj
swain /sweɪn/ n lit or poet a young man in a country village, especially a lover or admirer of a girl
SWALK /swɒlk, swælk/ swɒlk/ phrase abbrev. for sealed with a loving kiss (written on the back of an envelope to express the feelings of the sender)
down the throat from the mouth and towards the stomach: to swallow a mouthful of bread/soup | Swallow your medicine! 2 [1] to make this movement of the throat, especially as a sign of nervousness: He swallowed hard, and walked into the interview room. 3 [T] infml to accept patiently or without question: They can't treat me like that; I'm not going to swallow it. | Her excuse was obviously a lie, but he swallowed it whole. | I find that a bit hard to swallow. 4 [T] to hold back (uncomfortable feelings, tears etc); not to show or express: When he lost his job he had to swallow his pride and ask for money from his sister. 5 swallow one's words to admit that something one said is wrong
swallow sbdy./sthg. ⇔ up phr v [T] to take in or use up completely; cause to disappear: The increase in travel costs swallowed up our pay increase. | She was swallowed up by the crowd and we lost sight of her. | a small company that was swallowed up by one of the multinationals
swallow $ ^{2} $ n an act of swallowing or an amount swallowed
swallow $ ^{3} $ n 1 a small bird with pointed wings and a double-pointed tail, which comes to northern countries in summer → see picture at BIRD 2 one swallow does not make a summer do not think that the troubles of life are over because you have sorted out one difficulty
'swallow dive BrE  $ \parallel $ 'swan dive AmE — n a DIVE into water starting with the arms stretched out from the sides of the body
,Swallows and 'Amazons (1930) the first book in a series of popular novels for children by the British writer Arthur RANSOME, about the adventures of a group of children sailing camping, and looking after themselves in the LAKE DISTRICT in northern England
swam /swæm/ past tense of SWIM
swa·mi /'swa:mi/ n a Hindu religious teacher
swamp¹ /swmp|swa:mp, sw:mp/ n [C;U] (an area of land which is always full of or covered with water → compare MARSH; see colour photo on page A43 —~y adj swampy ground
swamp² v [T] 1 [usually pass.] to cause to have a large amount e.g. of work or problems, to deal with; INUNDATE: We were swamped with phone calls after our advertisement in the paper. 2 to make completely wet; flood
swan¹ /swɒnˈswɒn/ n a large white bird, similar to a duck but bigger and with a long neck, which lives on rivers and lakes
swan² v -nn- [I+adv/prep] infml to go' or travel purposelessly o irresponsibly: She spent the summer swanning around Europe. | What makes you think you can swan off to the cinema when you should be at work?
Swa·nee, the /'swɒnɪl'swɑː/ · 1 → see SUWANNEE 2 go down the Swanee BrE infml if a plan goes down the Swanee it fails or does not happen in the way you intended
swank¹ /swæŋk/ v [l] infml to behave or speak in a very self-confident way, especially to get attention and admiration: Stop swanking; you're not the only person who's got fast car.
$ swank^{2} $ n infml. 1 [U] proud self-confident talk or behaviour intended to attract admiration: Don't pay any attention to all his talk about fast cars; it's just a lot of swank. 2 [C] a person who swanks
swank·y /'swæŋki/ also swank AmE · — adj infml 1 ver fashionable or expensive; POSH: It was a really swank; party. 2 derog tending to swank
'Swan 'Lake (1877) a BALLET with music by TCHAIKOVSKY. I tells the story of Prince Siegfried who falls in love with a SWA (=a large white bird) which changes into the beautiful Princess Odette. At the end of the ballet, Odette dies o unhappiness and disappears under the water of the lake and the music from this scene, called 'The Dying Swan', i very well-known.
Swan·sea /'swɒnzɪl'swɑːnsi/ a city in Wales with a university; once an industrial port used for coal, and now attractive to tourists for the nearby mountains of the BRECON BEACON
Swan-son, Glo·ri·a /'swənsəɪll'swɑː-, 'glɔːriə/(1897-1983 a US actress who appeared in many SILENT FILMS (=film made with no sound), and is also known for appearing as the character Norma Desmond in the film SUNSET BOULEVARI (1950)
swan·song /'swɒnsɒŋ/ n the last piece of word or performance of a poet, painter etc: Shakespeare's 'Henry VIII' turned out to be his swansong.
,swan-'upper n BrE a person whose job is to catch and mar CYGNETs (=young SWANs) to show who owns them
,swan-'upping n [U] BrE the practice of catching CYGNET and marking their beaks to show who owns them, especially the custom of doing this every year on the river Thames
swap¹, swop /swop|swarp/ v -pp- [I;T(ROUND, OVER, for, with) infml to exchange (goods or positions), usually so that each person gets what they want: I swapped three of my foreign stamps for three of hers. | I liked her coat and she liked mine so we swapped/I swapped coats with her. | I want to sit when you're sitting: shall we swap round/swap over/swaj places? | [+obj(i)+obj(d)+for] (infml) I'll swap you three of mine for one of yours.
swap², swop n infml 1 [C usually sing.] an exchange: Let's do
swap. 2 a thing that has been or may be exchanged