The Clue
Promise (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SWEAR
Tags
Notes
The answer SWEAR is common and appears about once every 275 puzzles.
Related Clues
Affirm
Asseverate
Attest
Avow
Curse
Depone
Depose
Imprecate
Say "!*!?*"
Say "#%@!"
Say "#@$%!"
Say "#@%!"
Say "*&%@#!"
Say "@#$%!"
Assert as true
Give a damn?
Kind of word
___ off (renounce)
Pledge sacredly
Promise solemnly
Take an oath
Testify in court
Use cusswords
Affirm under oath
Cross one's heart
Declare flat out
Not just say
State under oath
Talk a blue streak?
Turn the air blue
Say four-letter words
Say with one's hand on the Bible
Exclaim using four-letter words
Definition
SWEAR as a verb:
1. (curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate) = utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
2. (affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear) = to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
3. promise solemnly; take an oath
4. (swear, depose, depone) = make a deposition; declare under oath
5. (trust, swear, rely, bank) = have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"