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Definition of Swift

1. Adjective. Moving very fast. "A swift runner"

2. Noun. United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903).

3. Noun. An English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745).

4. Noun. A small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.

5. Noun. Common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks.

Definition of Swift

1. a. Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt.

2. adv. Swiftly.

3. n. The current of a stream.

Definition of Swift

1. Initialism. Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication ¹

2. Initialism. Social Widget Information Filtering Technologies ¹

3. Proper noun. (surname from=Middle English dot=), originally a nickname for a swift or quick person. ¹

4. Adjective. fast; quick; rapid. ¹

5. Adjective. Capable of moving at high speeds. ¹

6. Noun. (obsolete) The current of a stream. ¹

7. Noun. A small plain-colored bird (of the family Micropodidæ) that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight. Common European swift: Cypselus, ? Micropus, apus. The common American, or chimney, swift: Chætura pelagica. The Australian swift: Chætura caudacuta. The European Alpine swift: Cypselus melba. The common Indian swift: Cypselus affinis. ¹

8. Noun. A western fence lizard, swift, blue-belly, Sceloporus occidentalis -- (common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks) ¹

9. Noun. The ghost moth. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Swift

1. moving with a great rate of motion [adj SWIFTER, SWIFTEST] / a fast-flying bird [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swift

swerver swervers swerves swerving swervingly swervings sweven swevens swey sweyed

sweying sweys swidden swiddens swies swift (current term) swift boat swift boating swiftboat swiftboated

swiftboating swiftboats swifted swifter swiftered swiftering swifters swiftest swifting swiftlet

Literary usage of Swift

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"If we are to judge, however, from the expressions used by swift, ... Pope, too, writes of Orrery to swift as one ' whose praises are that precious ointment ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"General swift was afterward surveyor of the port of New York for nine years, ... Dr. swift was presented by the people of Rochester with a 16-inch refractor ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Here swift remained till his patron's death in January three years later. The decade ending with that date is very important to the life of swift. ..."

4. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"If we are to judge, however, from the expressions used by swift, ... Pope, too, writes of Orrery to swift as one ' whose praises are that precious ointment ..."

5. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1913)
"Barrett, J. Essay on the earlier part of the Life of swift. 1808. ... Bernard, JH Introduction to Correspondence of Jonathan swift. See under I, above. ..."

6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"General swift was afterward surveyor of the port of New York for nine years, ... Dr. swift was presented by the people of Rochester with a 16-inch refractor ..."

7. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Here swift remained till his patron's death in January three years later. The decade ending with that date is very important to the life of swift. ..."

8. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1913)
"Barrett, J. Essay on the earlier part of the Life of swift. 1808. ... Bernard, JH Introduction to Correspondence of Jonathan swift. See under I, above. ..."

9. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"swift, Ivan, 1873- Association; poem. Ind 83:232 Ag 15 '15 Could I love ... Nation 101:71 Jl 8 '15 swift, Walter B. Hygiene of the voice before debates. ..."

10. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"swift, Ivan, 1873- Association; poem. Ind 83:232 Ag 15 '15 Could I love ... Nation 101:71 Jl 8 '15 swift, Walter B. Hygiene of the voice before debates. ..."

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