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swarded

/ˈswɔːdɪd/

/ˈswɔrdɪd/

swardverb

swarded

Past Simple

swarded

Past Simple

swarded

Past Participle

swarding

Gerund

/swɔːd/

/swɔrd/

Chiefly literary; transitive or intransitive meaning ‘to cover with turf’ or ‘to become covered with grass’.

Definitions

To cover (land) with grass turf, or to become covered with grass.

After a few summers the bare earth swarded over, turning into a meadow.

Synonyms

turf over

sod down

green (cover with grass)

swardnoun

Definitions

An expanse of short grass.

The children played on the lush sward in the park.

The grassy surface of land; turf.

The gardener carefully tended to the sward to keep it healthy and green.

swardadjective

Definitions

Relating to, consisting of, or characteristic of grass sward.

Weekly measurements of sward height were taken throughout the trial.