Overview of noun swearing

The noun swearing has 2 senses

• curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss -- (profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted")


• oath, swearing -- (a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury)

Overview of verb swear

The verb swear has 5 senses

• curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate -- (utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street")


• affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear -- (to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent")


• swear -- (promise solemnly; take an oath)


• swear, depose, depone -- (make a deposition; declare under oath)


• trust, swear, rely, bank -- (have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes")