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swipe

swipe
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [swahyp]
    • /swaɪp/
    • /swaɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [swahyp]
    • /swaɪp/

Definitions of swipe word

  • noun swipe a strong, sweeping blow, as with a cricket bat or golf club. 1
  • noun swipe Informal. a swing of the arm in order to strike somebody; punch. 1
  • noun swipe a sideswipe. 1
  • noun swipe Informal. a critical or cutting remark. 1
  • noun swipe a leverlike device for raising or lowering a weight, especially a bucket in a well; sweep. 1
  • noun swipe an act or instance of swiping: You can debit your checking account with just a swipe of your card. 1

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Origin of swipe

First appearance:

before 1730
One of the 48% newest English words
1730-40; akin to sweep1; cognate with German schweifen

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Swipe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

swipe popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

swipe usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for swipe

verb swipe

  • accroach — to assume to oneself without right or authority; usurp.
  • assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
  • be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
  • break into — If someone breaks into a building, they get into it by force.
  • burgle — If a building is burgled, a thief enters it by force and steals things.

noun swipe

  • bell-ringer — Alternative spelling of bell ringer.
  • blindside — If you say that you were blindsided by something, you mean that it surprised you in a negative way.
  • blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
  • bonk — If two people bonk, they have sexual intercourse.
  • brickbat — Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.

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