swear : Idioms & Phrases
swear in
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verb administer on oath to
- The speaker of the House swore in the new President
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swear off
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verb promise to abstain from
- I have sworn off cigarettes altogether
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swear out
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verb deliver a warrant or summons to someone
process; serve.
- He was processed by the sheriff
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To swear by
- to place great confidence in a person or thing; to trust implicitly as an authority. "I simply meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by Lord Verulam." Miss Edgeworth.
Webster 1913
To swear off
- to make a solemn vow, or a serious resolution, to abstain from something;
as, . Slangto swear off smoking
Webster 1913
To swear the peace against one
- to make oath that one is under the actual fear of death or bodily harm from the person, in which case the person must find sureties that he will keep the peace.