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swage
(swāj)n.
1. A tool used in bending or shaping cold metal.
2. A stamp or die for marking or shaping metal with a hammer.
3. A swage block.
tr.v. swaged, swag·ing, swag·es
To bend or shape by or as if by using a swage.
[Middle English, ornamental border, from Old French souage.]
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swage
(sweɪdʒ)n
1. (Tools) a shaped tool or die used in forming cold metal by hammering, pressing, etc
2. (Art Terms) a decorative moulding
vb
(Tools) (tr) to form (metal) with a swage
[C19: from French souage, of unknown origin]
ˈswager n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
swage
(sweɪdʒ)n., v. swaged, swag•ing. n.
1. a tool, die, or stamp for giving a particular shape to metal on an anvil, in a stamping press, etc.
v.t. 2. to bend or shape by means of a swage.
[1325–75; Middle English souage < Middle French (of uncertain orig.)]
swag′er, n.
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swage
Past participle: swaged
Gerund: swaging
| Imperative |
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| swage |
| swage |
| Present |
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| I swage |
| you swage |
| he/she/it swages |
| we swage |
| you swage |
| they swage |
| Preterite |
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| I swaged |
| you swaged |
| he/she/it swaged |
| we swaged |
| you swaged |
| they swaged |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am swaging |
| you are swaging |
| he/she/it is swaging |
| we are swaging |
| you are swaging |
| they are swaging |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have swaged |
| you have swaged |
| he/she/it has swaged |
| we have swaged |
| you have swaged |
| they have swaged |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was swaging |
| you were swaging |
| he/she/it was swaging |
| we were swaging |
| you were swaging |
| they were swaging |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had swaged |
| you had swaged |
| he/she/it had swaged |
| we had swaged |
| you had swaged |
| they had swaged |
| Future |
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| I will swage |
| you will swage |
| he/she/it will swage |
| we will swage |
| you will swage |
| they will swage |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have swaged |
| you will have swaged |
| he/she/it will have swaged |
| we will have swaged |
| you will have swaged |
| they will have swaged |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be swaging |
| you will be swaging |
| he/she/it will be swaging |
| we will be swaging |
| you will be swaging |
| they will be swaging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been swaging |
| you have been swaging |
| he/she/it has been swaging |
| we have been swaging |
| you have been swaging |
| they have been swaging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been swaging |
| you will have been swaging |
| he/she/it will have been swaging |
| we will have been swaging |
| you will have been swaging |
| they will have been swaging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been swaging |
| you had been swaging |
| he/she/it had been swaging |
| we had been swaging |
| you had been swaging |
| they had been swaging |
| Conditional |
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| I would swage |
| you would swage |
| he/she/it would swage |
| we would swage |
| you would swage |
| they would swage |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have swaged |
| you would have swaged |
| he/she/it would have swaged |
| we would have swaged |
| you would have swaged |
| they would have swaged |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Swage
A die-like tool designed for use by blacksmiths for shaping metal.
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Noun 1. [画像:Swage - a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging]swage - a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
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Verb 1. swage - form metals with a swage
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