(uncountable) Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; (countable) a portion of such earth. / (countable) An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or meadow.

(transitive) To cover (ground, etc.) with sward. / (intransitive) Of ground, etc.: to be covered with sward; to develop a covering of sward.

(Philippines) A homosexual man.

Tawny, dusky, dark. / Dark-skinned; Black. / Darker-skinned than white, but lighter-skinned than tawny; tan. / (nonstandard) Evil, malicious. / (nonstandard) Weathered, rough.

A swarthy person.

(archaic) money due to a castle guard at the end of his service

plural of sward

plural of swarm

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swarm

simple past tense and past participle of swarm