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sword

a thrusting weapon with a long, sharp-pointed blade: They fought with swords.
Not to be confused with:
soared – rose into the air; rose rapidly; flew a plane that has no engine
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sword

(sôrd)
n.
1. A weapon consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved, pointed blade having one or two cutting edges and set into a hilt.
2. An instrument of death or destruction.
3.
a. The use of force, as in war.
b. Military power or jurisdiction.
Idioms:
at swords' points
Ready for a fight.
put to the sword
To kill; slay.
[Middle English, from Old English sweord.]
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sword

(sɔːd)
n
1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a thrusting, striking, or cutting weapon with a long blade having one or two cutting edges, a hilt, and usually a crosspiece or guard
2. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) such a weapon worn on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of authority
3. something resembling a sword, such as the snout of a swordfish
4. cross swords to argue or fight
5. (Military) the sword
a. violence or power, esp military power
b. death; destruction: to put to the sword.
[Old English sweord; related to Old Saxon swerd, Old Norse sverth, Old High German swert]
ˈswordless adj
ˈswordˌlike adj
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sword

(sɔrd, soʊrd)

n.
1. a weapon, typically having a long, sharp-edged blade affixed to a hilt or handle.
2. this weapon as a symbol of military power, punitive justice, etc.: The pen is mightier than the sword.
3. a cause of death or destruction.
4. military force or aggression, esp. war: to perish by the sword.
Idioms:
1. at swords' points, mutually ready to fight or argue; opposed.
2. cross swords,
a. to engage in combat; fight.
b. to disagree violently; argue.
3. put to the sword, to slay; execute.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English sweord, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon swerd, Old High German swert, Old Norse sverth]
sword′like`, adj.
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sword

  • sheath - Seems to have first been a split stick that a sword could be inserted into.
  • spades - As a suit in a deck of cards, it has nothing to do with spades as tools, but comes from Spanish espada, "sword."
  • spay - A shortening of a French word espeer, meaning "cut with a sword."
  • gladiator, gladiate - The main Latin word for sword was gladius, from which came gladiator; gladiate is an adjective meaning sword-shaped.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:sword - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard]sword - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
backsword - a sword with only one cutting edge
blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
broadsword - a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab
cavalry sword, saber, sabre - a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
cutlas, cutlass - a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
falchion - a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point
fencing sword - a sword used in the sport of fencing
foible - the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip
forte - the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
haft, helve - the handle of a weapon or tool
hilt - the handle of a sword or dagger
rapier, tuck - a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
tip, peak, point - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
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sword

noun
1. blade, brand (archaic), trusty steel The stubby sword used by ancient Roman gladiators.
cross swords fight, argue, dispute, disagree, spar, wrangle, be at loggerheads, come to blows, have a dispute, engage in conflict the last time they crossed swords was during the 1980s
put someone to the sword kill, murder, slaughter, execute, massacre, put to death, mow down Seventy thousand people were put to the sword.
Quotations
"The pen is mightier than the sword" [E.G. Bulwer-Lytton Richelieu]
"All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword" Bible: St. Matthew

Swords and other weapons with blades

assegai or assagai, backsword, battle-axe, bayonet, bill, bowie knife, broadsword, claymore, cutlass, dagger, dirk, épée, falchion, foil, halberd, hatchet, jackknife, jerid, jereed, or jerreed, knife or (slang) chiv, kris, kukri, machete, parang, partisan, pike, poleaxe, poniard, rapier, sabre or saber, scimitar, sgian-dhu, sheath knife, skean, smallsword, snickersnee, spear, spontoon, stiletto, stone axe, sword or (archaic) glaive, sword bayonet, swordstick, tomahawk, trench knife, yataghan or ataghan
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
meč
sværd
mõõk
شمشیر
miekkamiekat
तलवार
mač
kard
sverðsverî
剣
검
gladiusspatha
kalavijasšpagasusibartifechtavimasisfechtuotojas
zobens
sabiespadă
meč
mečsablja
svärd
upanga
ดาบ
gươmkiếmthanh kiếm

sword

[sɔːd]
A. N → espada f
to put sb to the sword → pasar a algn a cuchillo
to cross swords with sb → habérselas con algn
to be a double-edged sword → ser un arma de doble filo
those that live by the sword die by the sword → el que a hierro mata a hierro muere
B. CPD sword dance N → danza f de espadas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sword

[ˈsɔːrd] n → épée f
to cross swords with sb (fig) → croiser le fer avec qn
the sword of Damocles → l'épée de Damoclès sword fight n → combat m à l'épée
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sword

n → Schwert nt; to cross swords with somebody (lit, fig) → mit jdm die Klinge(n) kreuzen ; by fire and (the) sword → mit Feuer und Schwert ; those that live by the sword die by the sword (prov) → wer das Schwert ergreift, der soll durchs Schwert umkommen

sword

in cpds → Schwert- ;
sword and sorcery
n (Liter) Sciencefiction mit mittelalterlichen Themen
swordbearer
n → Schwertträger m
sword cane
n → Stockdegen m
sword dance
n → Schwert(er)tanz m
swordfish
n → Schwertfisch m
swordplay
n → (Schwert)fechten nt
swordpoint
n at sword → mit vorgehaltener Klinge

sword

:
swordstick
n → Stockdegen m
sword swallower
n → Schwertschlucker(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sword

[sɔːd] n → spada
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sword

(soːd) noun
a weapon with a long blade that is sharp on one or both edges. He drew his sword (from its sheath) and killed the man. swaard سَيْف меч espada meč das Schwert sværd ξίφος espada mõõk شمشيرباز miekka épée חרב तलवार, कृपाण, सैन्‍यबल, युद्ध mač, sablja kard pedang sverð spada 剣 칼 kardas, kalavijas, špaga zobens pedang zwaard sverd, kårde miecz, szpada, szabla توره باز espada spadă меч; шпага meč meč mač svärd ดาบ kılıç 劍,刀 меч; шпага تلوار gươm, kiếm, đao 剑,刀
ˈsword-play noun
the activity of fencing. swaardveg مُبارَزَه بالسَّيْف фехтовка esgrima šerm das Fechten fægtning ξιφασκία esgrima vehklemine شمشيربازي miekkailu escrime סַיָפוּת असि-क्रीड़ा mačevanje kardforgatás permainan anggar skylmingar scherma 剣術 검술, 펜싱 fechtavimasis paukošana seni bermain pedang het schermen sabel-/kårdefekting szermierka توره بازی کول esgrima scri­mă фехтование šerm sabljanje mačevanje svärdslek, fäktning การฟันดาบ kılıç oyunu 舞劍 фехтування تلوار بازی thuật đánh kiếm, cuộc đấu kiếm 舞剑
ˈswordsman (ˈsoːdz-) noun
a man who can fight or fence with a sword. swaardvegter مُبارِز بالسَّيْف фехтовач esgrimista šermíř der Fechter fægter ξιφομάχος espadachín; esgrimidor vehkleja شمشيرباز miekkailija escrimeur/-euse סיף तलवारिया mačevalac kardforgató pemain pedang skylmingamaður schermitore, schermitrice 剣士 검객, 검술가 fechtuotojas paukotājs pemain pedang schermer fekter szermierz توره باز esgrimista scrimeur фехтовальщик šermiar mečevalec mačevalac fäktare นักสู้ที่ใช้ดาบ iyi kılıç kullanan kimse 劍客,擊劍運動員 фехтувальник شمشیر زن kiếm sĩ, nhà kiếm thuật 剑客
ˈswordtail noun
a tropical fish of fresh water, the male having a long sword-shaped tail. swaardstert سَمَك ذو ذيل شَبيه بالسَّيْف риба меч espada mečovka der Schwertschwanzfisch sværddrager είδος τροπικού ψαριού pez espada mõõkkala شمشيرماهي miekkapyrstö porte-épée דָג חֶרֶב एक मछली švert, sabljonoša (tropska ribica) mexikói kardfarkú hal ikan ekor pedang hitabeltisfiskur (portatore di spada) ソードテール (민물고기) 소드테일 kardonešis ikan ekor pedang zwaarddragertje sverdfisk ryba-miecz شمشیر ماهی peşte-spadă меченосец mečovka mečarica sabljarka svärdbärare ปลาเขตร้อนที่มีขนาดเล็ก kılıçkuyruk 劍尾魚 мечоносець صاف پانی میں رہنے والی ایک مچھلی جس کی دم تلوار جیسی ہوتی ہے cá mũi kiếm 剑尾鱼
cross swords
to quarrel or disagree. I try not to cross swords with my boss. swaarde kruis يَتَجادَل مَع، يَتَخاصَم مَع споря arrumar confusão křížit meče Klingen kreuzen mit krydse klinger; skændes διαξιφίζομαι habérselas con alguien mõõku ristama, tülitsema دست وپنجه نرم كردن taittaa peistä croiser le fer avec ריב से संघर्ष करना ukrstiti mačeve, ogledati se s kime „pengét vált" vkivel bertikai deila við incrociare le spade やり合う 논전을 벌이다, 싸우다 susibarti, susiimti sastrīdēties; krustot zobenus berbalah de degens kruisen krysse klinge med, krangle spierać się لاس او پنجه نرم کول terçar armas a încrucişa spada cu вступать в спор skrížiť meče prekrižati meče ukrstiti mačeve växla hugg med, ha en dust med ทะเลาะ; ไม่เห็นด้วย tartışmak, çatışmak 爭論 схрестити шпаги; ламати списи جھگڑا یا تکرار کرنا cãi nhau, bất đồng 争论
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sword

→ سَيْف meč sværd Schwert σπαθί espada miekka épée mač spada 剣 검 zwaard sverd miecz espada меч svärd ดาบ kılıç thanh kiếm 剑
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