swipe

[US]/swaɪp/
[UK]/swaɪp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a forceful blow or criticism
vt. & vi. to steal or pilfer

Phrases & Collocations

swipe left

swipe right

swipe up

swipe down

Example Sentences

She made a swipe at the mosquito.

She swiped my pen.

he took a swipe at his critics.

She took a playful swipe at her brother.

The article takes a side swipe at the teachers.

repeated passes with the swipe card.

someone swiped one of his sausages.

She swiped at the flies with a rolled-up newspaper.

she swiped me right across the nose.

swiped a magazine from the doctor's waiting room. Tolift is to pick or take something up surreptitiously and keep it for oneself:

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