swathe¹ Definition
swathe (swät̸h, swāt̸h)
transitive verb swathed, swath′·ing
- to wrap or bind up in a long strip or bandage
- to wrap (a bandage, etc.) around something
- to surround or envelop; enclose
Etymology: ME swathen < OE swathian, akin to ON svatha, to glide, prob. < IE base *swei-, to turn, bend > sway
noun
a bandage or wrapping
swathe¹ Related Forms
swath′er noun
swathe² Definition
swathe (swāt̸h)
noun
swathe Synonyms
swathe Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- electorate: The country is full - seems to have struck a chord with a sizeable swathe of a disaffected electorate.
- countryside: A tale of utter devastation which whole swathes of the countryside may never recover from.
- sand: Winter storms can remove great swathes of sand right down to the underlying rock.
- territory: Meanwhile the Marcher lords held great swathes of territory on the borders with Wales.
- forest: Scotland has some of our richest swathes of forest.
- humanity: About to take over whole swathes of fragile humanity.
Converse of object
- cut: Mile End Park cuts a green swathe down the center of the boro.
- encompass: Several European Union funding programs, including ERDF which encompasses a swathe of North East London has relevance to multimedia.
- destroy: Firstly, you can plow into them single-handedly, destroying vast swathes of them in a single sweep of your overpowered sword.
- lose: She wrote that New Labor had lost vast swathes of support from those who put them in office.
- remove: Winter storms can remove great swathes of sand right down to the underlying rock.
Noun used with modifier
meter: NGC also exaggerates the environmental impact of undergrounding, repeatedly referring to a 15 meter swathe of sterilized land through the countryside.
Adjective modifier
- vast: Compared with coral reefs, vast swathes of the ocean appeared to be devoid of life.
- huge: Germany demanded huge swathes of Russia in return for halting its advance.
- broad: The other units give a broad swathe of ages.
- whole: Allen: There's a whole swathe of useful advice I could offer.
- large: You're not allowed to reserve large swathes of seats.
- wide: Occasionally we saw wide swathes of crushed forest where elephants had passed through, leaving giant piles of dung.
Preposition: in
Browse dictionary entries near swathe
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- ‹ swastika
- ‹ swashing
- ‹ swashbuckling
- ‹ swashbuckler
- ‹ swash letters
- ‹ swash
- ‹ Swartkrans ape-man

