swipes

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [swahyps]
- /swaɪps/
- /swaɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swahyps]
- /swaɪps/

Definitions of swipes word

noun swipes a strong, sweeping blow, as with a cricket bat or golf club. 1
noun swipes Informal. a swing of the arm in order to strike somebody; punch. 1
noun swipes a sideswipe. 1
noun swipes Informal. a critical or cutting remark. 1
noun swipes a leverlike device for raising or lowering a weight, especially a bucket in a well; sweep. 1
noun swipes 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 swipes

First appearance:

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

1780-90; noun plural use of swipe to drink down at one gulp, variant of sweep1

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Parts of speech for Swipes

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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swipes popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for swipes

verb swipes

cops — (slang) Plural form of cop; Police officers.
heists — Plural form of heist.
housebreaks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak.
lifts — Plural form of lift.
nips — to squeeze or compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite.

noun swipes

fooleries — Plural form of foolery.
gibes — to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
knocks — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
lunges — Plural form of lunge.
whomps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whomp.

All 13 Synonyms of swipes