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Meaning of swan

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  swan
      n 1: stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and
           usually white plumage as adult
      v 1: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before
           God I swear I am innocent" [syn: {affirm}, {verify},
           {assert}, {avow}, {aver}, {swan}, {swear}]
      2: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in
         search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods";
         "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam
         across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the
         next"; "They rolled from town to town" [syn: {roll},
         {wander}, {swan}, {stray}, {tramp}, {roam}, {cast}, {ramble},
         {rove}, {range}, {drift}, {vagabond}]
      3: sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the
         mountains"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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