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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sword /sɔrd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Militarya weapon, typically having a long, sharp-edged blade attached to a handle or hilt.
- this weapon as a symbol of military power, punishment, etc.:[often: singular]The pen is mightier than the sword.
- Military military force or aggression, esp. war:[often: singular]to perish by the sword.
Idioms- Idioms cross swords, [no object* (~ + with + object) ]
- to engage in combat;
fight. - to disagree violently;
argue:The two were crossing swords at the last meeting. He crossed swords with her yet again.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sword (sôrd, sōrd),USA pronunciation n. - Militarya weapon having various forms but consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved blade, sharp-edged on one or both sides, with one end pointed and the other fixed in a hilt or handle.
- this weapon as the symbol of military power, punitive justice, authority, etc.:The pen is mightier than the sword.
- a cause of death or destruction.
- Militarywar, combat, slaughter, or violence, esp. military force or aggression:to perish by the sword.
- Military(cap.) the code name for one of the five D-Day invasion beaches on France's Normandy coast, assaulted by British forces.
- at swords' points, mutually antagonistic or hostile;
opposed:Father and son are constantly at swords' point. - cross swords:
- to engage in combat;
fight. - to disagree violently;
argue:The board members crossed swords in the selection of a president.
- put to the sword, to slay;
execute:The entire population of the town was put to the sword.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English sweord; cognate with Dutch zwaard, German Schwert, Old Norse sverth
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sword /sɔːd/ n - a thrusting, striking, or cutting weapon with a long blade having one or two cutting edges, a hilt, and usually a crosspiece or guard
- such a weapon worn on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of authority
- something resembling a sword, such as the snout of a swordfish
- the sword ⇒ violence or power, esp military power
- death; destruction: to put to the sword
Etymology: Old English sweord; related to Old Saxon swerd, Old Norse sverth, Old High German swert |