Swipe - definition, pronunciation, transcription

*
Amer.  |swaɪp|  American pronunciation of the word swipe
Brit.  |swaɪp|  British pronunciation of the word swipe

noun

- a sweeping stroke or blow

verb

- strike with a swiping motion
- make off with belongings of others (syn: abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, sneak)

Extra examples

She took a swipe at her former company in her latest column.

The cat swiped the dog across the nose.

They swiped some candy from the store.

The cashier swiped the credit card and gave it back to me.

She took a swipe at him with her umbrella.

In a swipe at the president, he called for an end to "begging for aid around the world".

In her latest article she takes a swipe at her detractors.

Don't swipe at the ball carelessly, take more careful aim.

Jim swiped Bob across the face.

You need to swipe your card to get in the building.

She swiped me across the face.

He jumped forward, intending to swipe at her.

The photos were probably swiped by an employee.

Swipe your card to open the door.

His comments were a sarcastic swipe at the police.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: swipe
he/she/it: swipes
present participle: swiping
past tense: swiped
past participle: swiped
noun
singular: swipe
plural: swipes
Current translation version is made automatically. You can suggest your own version. Changes will take effect after the administrator approves them.
Original text in English:
Our translation to English:
Community translations to English:
    This feature is allowed to authorized users only.
    Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
    Registration   Login   Home  
    ×