swan

noun

1. Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
2. (figuratively)One whose grace etc. suggests a swan.
3. This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire).
4. someone connected with the Sydney Swans, as a fan, player, coach, etc.
5. someone connected with Swansea City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc.

   “The Swans will doubtless recover, but they will head home this evening knowing that they didn't do themselves justice in a game that means so much to supporters.”

6. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable)Acronym of syndrome without a name.

verb

1. (intransitive)To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.

   “He swans around that stinking office in his expensive clothes that are a little too tight for comfort, he swans around that stinking office without a care in the world.”

   “One of the few strokes of good luck Emma had had in recent days was the news that Tatiana Flint-Hamilton, her only real rival for top billing as 'most photographable girl' at today's event had decided to swan off to Sardinia instead, leaving the limelight entirely to Emma.”

   “On the other side: the rich, beautiful tapestry of WASP culture that constituted Levis's life—friends playing horseshoes at backyard cocktail parties, where girls swanned in chaise longues, clinking their gin and tonics.”

   “He developed the Capitalcard, which combined Tube and train travel - a return fare from a NSE station would include free Tube travel for the day after 0930, with the slogan 'Swanning around London' on posters featuring the bird.”

2. (US, colloquial, dialectal)To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions).

   “"Well, I swan, man, I had a better opinion of you than that."”

   “‘She slammed the door so hard I figured a window'd break […].’ ‘I swan,’ I said.”

name

1. (countable, uncountable)A surname transferred from the nickname.
2. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
3. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
4. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
5. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
6. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
7. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
8. (countable, uncountable)A local government area in Perth, Western Australia; in full, the City of Swan.