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swan
Noun
  • Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus, most of which have white plumage.
  • One whose grace etc. suggests a swan. figuratively
Verb
  • To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way. Britain, intransitive
Verb
  • To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions). US, dialectal or colloquial
Swan
Noun
  • someone connected with Swansea City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc. soccer
  • someone connected with the Sydney Swans, as a fan, player, coach, etc. Australian rules football
Proper noun
  • A surname​.