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swathe 1 S0935000 (swŏth, swôth, swāth)tr.v. swathed, swath·ing, swathes 1. a. To wrap, as in layers of cloth: swathed herself in towels.b. To wrap or bind in bandages.2. To enfold or envelop: Clouds swathed the mountain.n. A wrapping, binding, or bandage.
[Middle English swathen, from Old English swathian.]
swath′er n.
swathe 2 S0935000 (swŏth, swôth, swāth)n. Variant of swath.swathe (sweɪð) vb (tr) 1. (Medicine) to bandage (a wound, limb, etc), esp completely2. (Clothing & Fashion) to wrap a band, garment, etc, around, esp so as to cover completely; swaddle3. to envelopn4. a bandage or wrapping5. (Agriculture) a variant spelling of swath[Old English swathian; related to swæthel swaddling clothes, Old High German swedil, Dutch zwadel; see swaddle] ˈswathable, ˈswatheable adjswathe (swɒð, sweɪð)
v. swathed, swath•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material. 2. to bandage. 3. to enfold or envelop, as wrappings do. n. 4. a wrapping or bandage. [before 1050; Old English *swæth (in swathum dat. pl.); compare swaddle] Swathe a crop mown and lying on the ground, 1325.Examples: swathe of clover, 1834; of corn, 1766; of grass, 1614; of mist 1818; of rain, 1856; of water, 1852; of winds, 1859.swathe
Past participle: swathed
Gerund: swathing
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| I swathe | | you swathe | | he/she/it swathes | | we swathe | | you swathe | | they swathe |
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| I swathed | | you swathed | | he/she/it swathed | | we swathed | | you swathed | | they swathed |
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| I am swathing | | you are swathing | | he/she/it is swathing | | we are swathing | | you are swathing | | they are swathing |
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| I have swathed | | you have swathed | | he/she/it has swathed | | we have swathed | | you have swathed | | they have swathed |
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| I was swathing | | you were swathing | | he/she/it was swathing | | we were swathing | | you were swathing | | they were swathing |
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| I had swathed | | you had swathed | | he/she/it had swathed | | we had swathed | | you had swathed | | they had swathed |
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| I will swathe | | you will swathe | | he/she/it will swathe | | we will swathe | | you will swathe | | they will swathe |
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| I will have swathed | | you will have swathed | | he/she/it will have swathed | | we will have swathed | | you will have swathed | | they will have swathed |
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| I will be swathing | | you will be swathing | | he/she/it will be swathing | | we will be swathing | | you will be swathing | | they will be swathing |
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| I have been swathing | | you have been swathing | | he/she/it has been swathing | | we have been swathing | | you have been swathing | | they have been swathing |
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| I will have been swathing | | you will have been swathing | | he/she/it will have been swathing | | we will have been swathing | | you will have been swathing | | they will have been swathing |
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| I had been swathing | | you had been swathing | | he/she/it had been swathing | | we had been swathing | | you had been swathing | | they had been swathing |
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| I would swathe | | you would swathe | | he/she/it would swathe | | we would swathe | | you would swathe | | they would swathe |
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| I would have swathed | | you would have swathed | | he/she/it would have swathed | | we would have swathed | | you would have swathed | | they would have swathed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | swathe - an enveloping bandagewrappingbandage, patch - a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body | | Verb | 1. | swathe - wrap in swaddling clothes; "swaddled the infant"swaddlebind - make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" |
swathenoun1. area, section, stretch, patch, tract On May 1st the army took over another swathe of territory.verb1. wrap, drape, envelop, bind, lap, fold, bandage, cloak, shroud, swaddle, bedeck, furl, sheathe, enfold, bundle up, muffle up, enwrap She swathed her enormous body in thin black fabrics.swatheverbTo cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages:enfold, envelop, enwrap, infold, invest, roll, swaddle, wrap, wrap up.Translationsswathe (sweiθ) verb to wrap or bind. Her head was swathed in a towel. 纏 缠swathe
cut a swath through (something)To cause a lot of damage or suffering in a specific area or population. It seems that the high winds cut a swath through our neighborhood last night, blowing down trees and power lines on nearly every street. Severe malnourishment has certainly cut a swath through this part of the globe.See also: cut, swath, throughswathe (someone or something) in (something)To wrap, bind, or drape someone or something in something. Often used in passive constructions. I swathed her ankle in bandaging to keep it from swelling up. Statues around the city have all been swathed in black sheets as a form of protest by activists. The room is swathed in calming shades of blue and green to help put patients at ease.See also: swatheswathe (someone or something) with (something)To wrap, bind, or drape someone or something with something. Often used with passive constructions. I swathed her ankle with bandaging to keep it from swelling up. Statues around the city have all been swathed with black sheets as a form of protest by activists. The room is swathed with calming shades of blue and green to help put patients at ease.See also: swatheswathe someone or something in somethingto wrap or drape someone or something in something. Molly swathed her children in sheets to turn them into ghosts on Halloween. She swathed the statue in black velvet for the unveiling ceremony.See also: swatheswathe someone or something with somethingto wrap or drape someone or something with something. The sculptor swathed his unfinished pieces with heavy drapes. The designer swathed the window with billows of taffeta.See also: swathecut a swathe through pass through something causing great damage, destruction, or change. A swathe was the area cut by a single sweep of a mower's scythe, and so the width of a strip of grass or corn cut in this way.See also: cut, swathe, throughcut a ˈswathe through something (of a person, fire, etc.) pass through a particular area destroying a large part of it: The new road cut a swathe through the countryside.A swathe was the area of grass, etc. cut by one movement of a scythe (= a curved tool used for cutting grass).See also: cut, something, swathe, throughswathe inv. To wrap or bind with or as if with some bandages: The doctor swathed the patient's arm in gauze.See also: swatheswathe
Synonyms for swathenoun areaSynonyms- area
- section
- stretch
- patch
- tract
verb wrapSynonyms- wrap
- drape
- envelop
- bind
- lap
- fold
- bandage
- cloak
- shroud
- swaddle
- bedeck
- furl
- sheathe
- enfold
- bundle up
- muffle up
- enwrap
Synonyms for swatheverb to cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandagesSynonyms- enfold
- envelop
- enwrap
- infold
- invest
- roll
- swaddle
- wrap
- wrap up
Synonyms for swathenoun an enveloping bandageSynonymsRelated Wordsverb wrap in swaddling clothesSynonymsRelated Words |