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Definition of swear off
swear off
- to promise to never again do something.
Last edited on Sep 14 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.
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| Definitions include: to promise that what one is saying is true. | |
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