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swipe
[swahyp]
noun
a swing of the arm, paw, etc., in order to strike someone or something.
He made a swipe at me, but I ducked!
A swipe from the cat could mean an injured eye for your new pup.
a critical or cutting remark.
Her speech contained a few nasty swipes at the other leading candidate.
a swift pass of something over a surface or through a slot.
You can debit your checking account with just a swipe of your card.
It’ll take more than a few swipes with a sponge to clean this sink.
a strong, sweeping blow or stroke.
It only took two swipes with the ax to bring the sapling down.
a sideswipe.
a leverlike device for raising or lowering a weight, especially a bucket in a well; sweep.
Also called rubber.Horse Racing.a person who rubs down horses in a stable; groom.
verb (used with object)
Informal.to steal.
He'll swipe anything that isn't nailed down.
to slide (a magnetic card) quickly through an electronic device that reads data.
Just swipe your credit card if tapping doesn’t work.
Digital Technology.to move a finger or fingers across an area on (a touchscreen) in order to execute a command.
Swipe the screen upward to unlock your phone.
to hit, brush, or wipe with a swift, sweeping stroke.
I swiped my face with my sleeve.
verb (used without object)
to make a swift, sweeping stroke.
The waiter swiped at our table with a damp cloth.
The giant swiped at the mouse with his boulder-sized fists.
to slide a magnetic card through an electronic device.
Digital Technology.to move the fingers across a touchscreen.
Swipe down from the top to find your Favorites.
swipe
/ ɲɪ /
verb
informalto hit hard with a sweeping blow
slang(tr) to steal
(tr) to pass a machine-readable card, such as a credit card, debit card, etc, through a machine that electronically interprets the information encoded, usu. in a magnetic strip, on the card
noun
informala hard blow
an unexpected criticism of someone or something while discussing another subject
Also called: sweep.a type of lever for raising and lowering a weight, such as a bucket in a well
Word History and Origins
Origin of swipe1
Word History and Origins
Origin of swipe1
Idioms and Phrases
swipe left,
Digital Technology. to move the fingers to the left on a touchscreen: originally, on some sites, a way to close or dismiss something.
Users of the dating app can swipe left to indicate they are not interested in the photos and move on to the next person.
Tap on the icon and swipe left to begin recording.
to reject something or someone (often used withon ).
You’ll find nicer apartments than this—swipe left!
Even with a six-figure salary, I think I’d swipe left on that job.
swipe right,
Digital Technology. to move the fingers to the right on a touchscreen: originally, on some sites, a way to open, approve, or opt for something.
Swipe right on the profile to send the person a message.
Swipe right to continue.
to choose in favor of something or someone; approve (often used withon ).
An iced cappuccino on a hot day like today—I’ll swipe right on that!
Example Sentences
She saved the first but another error, with Keys missing a swipe at the net, handed Maria a place in her first final of the year.
Think of the swipe at an ex-boyfriend in "Taste": "He's funny now, all his jokes hit different/Guess who he learned that from."
Then he swipes through his phone, showing pictures of his niece and nephew, including some that were taken just moments before they boarded the flight.
Which makes Johnson the perfect avatar for a time when it’s hard to commit or keep swiping right.
Mary asks Derrick while swiping clothes from a closet at some fabulous Upper East Side soirée.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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