swipe

swipe
Synonyms and related words:
Parthian shot, abstract, adverse criticism, and, animadversion, annex, appropriate, aspersion, back answer, bad notices, bad press, bag, bang, barrack, bash, bat, beating, belt, biff, blow, bonk, boost, borrow, captiousness, carping, caustic remark, cavil, caviling, censoriousness, chaff, chop, clap, clip, clobber, clout, clump, coldcock, comeback, conk, cop, crack, crib, criticism, cut, cut at, cutting remark, dash, deal, deal a blow, deck, defraud, dig, dig at, dint, drub, drubbing, drumming, dump, dump on, embezzle, exception, extort, faultfinding, fetch, fetch a blow, filch, flak, fleer, flout, foolery, fusillade, gibe, gibing retort, hairsplitting, heist, hit, hit a clip, hit at, home thrust, hook, hostile criticism, hypercriticalness, hypercriticism, imputation, jab, jab at, jape, jeer, jest, knock, knock cold, knock down, knock out, lash out at, leg-pull, let have it, lick, lift, make off with, mock, nab, nagging, nail, nick, niggle, niggling, nip, nit, nit-picking, obloquy, overcriticalness, palm, parting shot, paste, pelt, pestering, pettifogging, pilfer, pinch, plunk, poach, poke, pooh, pooh-pooh, pound, priggishness, punch, purloin, put down, put-down, put-on, quibble, quibbling, quip, rail at, rally, rank out, rap, reflection, reproachfulness, revile, rude reproach, run away with, rustle, scoff, scout, scrounge, scurrility, shoplift, short answer, slam, slap, slap at, slog, slug, smack, smash, smite, snaffle, snap, snare, snatch, sneer, sneer at, snitch, soak, sock, steal, stricture, strike, strike at, stroke, swat, swindle, swing, swing at, take, taking exception, tattoo, taunt, thieve, thump, thwack, trichoschistism, twit, verbal thrust, walk off with, wallop, whack, wham, whip, whop, wipe, yerk|

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  • Swipe — may refer to a number of things:* Swipe (breakdance move) * Swipe (comics) * Swipe, a dice game by Fundex Games * Swipe is a colloquial word for shoplifting or theft, eg. He swiped a chocolate bar from the newsagent. * Swipe files are templates… …   Wikipedia

  • swipe — [swaɪp] verb swipe a card to pass a special plastic card such as a credit card through a machine that can read the information it contains: • The system allows stores to check a customer s credit account by swiping the card through an electronic… …   Financial and business terms

  • Swipe — Swipe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swiped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swiping}.] 1. To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping motion, as a ball. [1913 Webster] Loose balls may be swiped almost ad libitum. R. A. Proctor. [1913 Webster] 2. To pluck;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swipe — Swipe, n. [Cf. {Sweep}, {Swiple}.] 1. A swape or sweep. See {Sweep}. [1913 Webster] 2. A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club. [1913 Webster] Swipes [in cricket] over the blower s head, and over either of the long… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swipe — [n/v1] hit bash, blow, clip, clout, clump, cuff, knock, lash out, lick, rap, slap, smack, sock, strike, swat, wallop, wipe; concept 189 swipe [v2] steal appropriate, cop, filch, heist, hook, lift, make off with, nab, nick, pilfer, pinch, purloin …   New thesaurus

  • swipe — informal ► VERB 1) hit or try to hit with a swinging blow. 2) steal. 3) pass (a swipe card) through an electronic reader. ► NOUN 1) a sweeping blow. 2) an attack or criticism. ORIGIN perhaps a variant …   English terms dictionary

  • swipe — [swīp] n. [prob. var. of SWEEP] 1. a lever or handle 2. Informal a) a hard, sweeping blow b) a sweeping motion [give the table a swipe with a rag] 3. Informal a groom for horses, esp. at a racetrack …   English World dictionary

  • swipe — (n.) 1807, a driving stroke made with the arms in full swing, perhaps a dialectal variant of sweep, or in part from obsolete swip a stroke, blow (c.1200), from P.Gmc. *swip , related to O.E. swipu a stick, whip. Other possible sources or… …   Etymology dictionary

  • swipe — vb *steal, pilfer, filch, purloin, lift, pinch, snitch, cop …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • swipe — [[t]swa͟ɪp[/t]] swipes, swiping, swiped 1) VERB If you swipe at a person or thing, you try to hit them with a stick or other object, making a swinging movement with your arm. [V at n] She swiped at Rusty as though he was a fly... [V n] He swiped… …   English dictionary

  • swipe — I UK [swaɪp] / US verb Word forms swipe : present tense I/you/we/they swipe he/she/it swipes present participle swiping past tense swiped past participle swiped 1) [transitive] informal to steal something Hey, someone s swiped my wallet! 2)… …   English dictionary

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