HyperDic: swordplay

English > 1 sense of the word *swordplay*:
NOUN	act	swordplay, play	the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully

swordplay > pronunciation
Sounds	sao'rdpley.
Rhymes	AAA ... waylay: 40 rhymes with ley...

English > *swordplay*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully.
Synonym	play
Narrower	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)
Broader	action	Something done (usually as opposed to something said)