SWORDPLAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does swordplay mean? 

• SWORDPLAY (noun)
  The noun SWORDPLAY has 1 sense:

1. the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

  Familiarity information: SWORDPLAY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWORDPLAY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

play; swordplay

Hypernyms ("swordplay" is a kind of...):

action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "swordplay"):

fencing (the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules))