/swiːd/
OriginFrom the earlier term Swedish turnip, because the Swedes introduced the plant to the English in the 1700s.
- BritishThe fleshy yellow root of a variety of rape, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
- The plant from which this is obtained.
- Ireland, Northern-England, ScotlandThe turnip.
- UK, slangThe head.
“Gotta be so careful nowadays; local copper's no problem but the cow from the council done me 'cos this almost brained a punter when it fell on his swede.”
- A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.
- historicalA member of an ancient North Germanic tribe that inhabited central Sweden
- To produce a low-budget remake of a film without the use of professional actors or filming techniques.
“Chances are you've sweded something before without even knowing it.”
“Luke Skywalker, Indiana Jones and John Rambo are this era's King Arthur, Beowulf and Robin Hood – and sweding represents a playful and heartfelt engagement with their myths.”
Formsswedes(plural) · swedes(present, singular, third-person) · sweding(participle, present) · sweded(participle, past) · sweded(past) · Swedes(plural)
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