swag

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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swag /swæɡ/ noun  1. [uncountable] old-fashioned informalSCCSTEAL goods that someone has stolen 赃物；被盗货物 SYN loot2  [countable]DHTIM a) a large piece of material that is hung above a window as decoration 〔窗户上方的〕垂挂装饰物 b) a rope covered with flowers or fruit that is hung somewhere as decoration, or carved or painted on something 垂花饰3. [uncountable] AusE old-fashionedDCC clothes and possessions that someone who is travelling on foot carries wrapped in a cloth 〔徒步旅行者的〕行囊，包袱

Examples from the Corpus

swag• To waltz Matilda is to carry a swag.• Here the leaves were inserted into a swag base first to create the background.• Another night I dragged my swag about fifteen feet outside the flock and fell into unconsciousness.• Garden machinery is the most popular swag - a grass-cutting tractor costs over £1,000.• Mogil and Slepian are a bit self-conscious about having inherited some serious swag.• Attach webbing tape to the top edge of tails on the lining side, in the same way as for the swag.• Stitch braid to the top edge of the swag between the pleats.• The swag leads to a wall outlet where the fan is plugged in.Origin swag (1500-1600) swag “to sway, hang down” ((16-19 centuries)), probably from a Scandinavian language

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swag /swæɡ/ noun1. [uncountable] old-fashioned informal goods that someone has stolen
   SYN  loot
2. [countable]
  a. a large piece of material that is hung above a window as decoration
  b. a rope covered with flowers or fruit that is hung somewhere as decoration, or carved or painted on something
3. [uncountable] Australian English old-fashioned clothes and possessions that someone who is travelling on foot carries wrapped in a cloth

swagBrE /swæɡ/ 🔊NAmE /swæɡ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (old-fashioned, informal) goods that have been stolen 被盗货品；赃物 SYN loot [countable, usually plural] cloth that is hung in large curved folds as decoration, especially above a window （挂于窗户等上方的）装饰性布幔（或帷幕）(AustralE, NZE) a pack of things tied or wrapped together and carried by a traveller （旅行者携带的）包裹；行囊 [countable, usually plural] a bunch of flowers or fruit that is carved onto walls, etc. as decoration 垂花饰（雕刻装饰，形状为串起来的花、果等）