Associations to the word «Swipe»

Wiktionary

SWIPE, verb. (transitive) To steal or snatch.
SWIPE, verb. (transitive) To scan or register by sliding something through a reader.
SWIPE, verb. (intransitive) To grab or bat quickly.
SWIPE, verb. (intransitive) To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.
SWIPE, noun. (countable) A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; A sweep.
SWIPE, noun. (countable) A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.
SWIPE, noun. (countable) (informal) A rough guess; an estimate or swag.
SWIPE, noun. (uncountable) Poor, weak beer; small beer.
SWIPE LEFT, verb. (informal) To reject or discard something.

Dictionary definition

SWIPE, noun. A sweeping stroke or blow.
SWIPE, verb. Strike with a swiping motion.
SWIPE, verb. Make off with belongings of others.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King