English noun: swipe | |||
1. | swipe (act) a sweeping stroke or blow | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shot, stroke | ||
English verb: swipe | |||
1. | swipe (contact) strike with a swiping motion | ||
Examples | The fighter managed to swipe his opponent | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
2. | swipe (possession) make off with belongings of others | ||
Synonyms | abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | steal | ||