[
US
/ˈswaɪp/
]
[ UK /swˈaɪp/ ]
[ UK /swˈaɪp/ ]
NOUN
- a sweeping stroke or blow
VERB
- make off with belongings of others
- strike with a swiping motion
How To Use swipe In A Sentence
- I also have a goldenrod-colored scarf (you know, one of those pashmina-y things) that goes nicely with this, and about two weeks ago I was in "the city" (which seems to be what you call San Francisco, if you live near it) wearing this dress, that scarf, and an old denim Levi's jacket I swiped from my Dad in roughly 1987 (with bright pink leather gloves sticking out of the breast pocket) and a tourist actually STOPPED ME ON THE STREET and asked to take my picture. The Return (With Butterflies) - A Dress A Day
- And in a sideswipe at some of his peers, many of whom he feels are languishing in the comfort zone, he refused to pull his punches.
- When talking about the performance[sentence dictionary], she couldn't resist a side-swipe at the orchestra.
- He used this distraction to swipe at the dog's hind quarters.
- Without warning his right hand swiped in retaliation at her mouth, splitting her lip.
- It allows him to present his laddish repartee as a courageous swipe against repression.
- Most of the 74 opinions are also lengthy and convoluted, larded with unnecessary detail and footnotes, and containing inappropriate swipes at the work of the other justices.
- Access to the building is by swipe card only.
- A mighty swipe had knocked the plump grey catnip mouse out of the bag and Ackroyd leaped for it with a hunting cry. WEEKEND FOR MURDER
- But there were no swipes at either of the two potential Labor leaders.