swan UK /swɒn/US /swɑn/noun 3verb 2forms 3phrases 1 noun3 •a big white bird of lakes and rivers, with a neck much longer than a duck's •This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire). •(figurative) One whose grace etc. suggests a swan. verb2 •To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.He swans around that stinking office in his expensive clothes that are a little too tight for comfort, he swans around that stinking office without a care in the world. — 2010 •(dialect, informal) To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions)."Well, I swan, man, I had a better opinion of you than that." — 1907 formsswanned · swanning · swans Phrases with swan swan songA final performance or accomplishment, especially one before retirement.
Swan noun 2forms 1phrases 1 noun2 •someone connected with Swansea City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc.The Swans will doubtless recover, but they will head home this evening knowing that they didn't do themselves justice in a game that means so much to supporters. — 2013 •someone connected with the Sydney Swans, as a fan, player, coach, etc. formsSwans Phrases with Swan swan songA final performance or accomplishment, especially one before retirement.
SWAN noun 1phrases 1 noun1 •Acronym of syndrome without a name. Phrases with SWAN swan songA final performance or accomplishment, especially one before retirement.