Definition of swipe in English:

swipe

verb swʌɪpswaɪp

[with object]informal

1Hit or try to hit with a swinging blow.
挥击；猛打
she swiped me right across the nose
她挥了一拳，正打在我的鼻子上。
no object Lola stood on the balcony, swiping at the moths
Example sentencesExamples
- She had quick reflexes, however, kicking him off of her and swiping at him with her knife.
- Andy collapsed into a heap and continued to swipe at the air.
- He quickly darted in and bit the wolf in the neck and it howled in pain as it struggled but he held it tight and ignored its paws swiping at him.
- She screeched, swiping at weeds with her claws, severing the yellow blossoms.
- Lori was rapidly swiping at the flies with her canteen.
- He used this distraction to swipe at the dog's hind quarters.
- He continued swiping at the door, small slivers of light shone through but nothing happened that would help.
- The coyote snapped at one of the wolves, and the two foxes, with smaller teeth and claws, but teeth and claws nonetheless, began snapping and swiping at the two wolves that snapped back at them.
- He is cranky and on several occasions has tried to swipe at or bite the tourists.
- The creature threw its long arm forward, swiping at Fred's shirt.
- The worker shouted, swiping at the teenager with the blunt end of a pitchfork.
- He was swiping at the air with his hockey stick as if that would help.
- I guess he expected to get on a horse and start swiping at people.
- He thrust again, knocking James' blade away and pulling out a dagger with his spare hand, swiping at James' torso.
- ‘Oy, sexist pig’ I pretended to swipe at him with my bag and he grinned.
Synonyms
strike, swing, hit, slap, cuff, lash out
informal belt, wallop, sock, biff, clout
2Steal.
偷窃
someone swiped one of his sausages
有人偷了他一根香肠。
Example sentencesExamples
- They're stealing more money, swiping more identities, wrecking more corporate computers, and breaking into more secure networks than ever before.
- Frankly, with a vast online knowledge base at your fingertips, it would be a miracle if people didn't swipe a phrase here or pilfer a juicy paragraph there.
- Fights were sometimes orchestrated under false pretences, so that inmates could swipe and pilfer a target person's store items.
- The bill for the items he stole and damaged topped £72,000 and his crimes included swiping Christmas presents from family homes last year.
- He stole that merchandise as surely as if he had swiped it off the loading dock.
Synonyms
steal, thieve, take, pilfer, purloin, snatch, help oneself to, appropriate, abstract, shoplift
informal filch, lift, snaffle, rob, nab
British informal nick, pinch, whip, half-inch, blag
North American glom
3Pass (a swipe card) through an electronic device designed to read and process the information encoded on it.
Example sentencesExamples
- Each time a subway rider swipes the card, the turnstile reads the bevy of information stored on the card's magnetic stripe, such as serial number, value, and expiration date.
- Four SWAT officers in full body armor covered the door as a trembling Doctor stepped up to it and swiped a card through the electronic lock.
- Eventually she swiped my credit card and passed me a pen.
- Police have said the ruse takes a matter of seconds where one person distracts the victim while the card is taken out of the machine and swiped into a device which clones the magnetic strip on the card.
- Exhibitors were issued with an identification pass card with bar codes that had to be swiped at the point of entry.
- Authorities at border points would be able to call up the data on the digital chip by swiping the passport against an electronic reader.
- Travelers then swipe those cards as they pass through security to confirm their identity.
- A new security system has since been installed, requiring each student to swipe a key fob through an electronic reader in order to gain access to their room.
- Every time you went through a door into a classroom or a door in the corridor you had to swipe your card through an electronic card reader, and this was logged into an anonymous grey hard drive in the cellar and stored for posterity.
- Although the door the intruder used to enter the building can only be opened by swiping a security pass, it takes a considerable time to close, allowing the student time to get in.
- The Indian clerk didn't read the message but continued to swipe my card again and suggested that I had input the wrong pin.
- If you are part of the customer loyalty programme, a staff member will swipe your card in this device, which looks almost like a debit card machine.
- A register might be taken electronically after children had swiped their way into class.
- And when they get to an airport, they swipe it through the security device, they then punch a four-digit number into the door and it opens and you go in.
- He told the court that customers who wanted to use the lobby had to swipe their card through a legitimate bank device to gain entry.
- Somebody with a monthly pass came up behind me and swiped his card, which allowed me through.
- 'Besides,' he continued, swiping his I.D. pass through an electronic lock, 'the kids trust us.'
1. 3.1 Move (one's finger) across a touchscreen in order to activate a function.
  simply swipe a finger across the phone's display screen to switch to another program
  no object swipe to the left on the main navigation page and you'll see a user login menu
  Example sentencesExamples
  When you want to search, you swipe down on a drawer at the top of the screen, in a gesture not unlike pulling down the notifications screen on iOS.
  It may make more sense to just walk up to the TV, touch the "window" that's showing the desired input, and then swipe until you get to the show and episode you want.
  You scroll by swiping a finger along the frame.
  To make it easier for users to tap and swipe on even superthin Ultrabooks, laptop makers will introduce laptops with more unusual designs.
  The controls are stupefyingly simple; swipe up to jump, left or right or turn, down to slide under stuff.
  When you swipe one finger from right to left, the Charms menu quickly appears.
  With the new gestures function, users will be able to 'swipe right' with two fingers to switch between open programs, without needing to use the keyboard.
  Swipe your finger left or right on any notification in the list, or tap the "X" at the top-right to dismiss all notifications at once.
  You point, swipe, pinch – and the job is done.
  The updated SkyDrive will allow users to swipe through their files quickly and easily.
  To add widgets and features, swipe up on your home screen, and you'll see a link to the Go Store.
  Speaking a brief command is more efficient than swiping to unlock, swiping to find the right app, and then tapping through an interface in order to get what I want.
  As you swipe your finger across the trackpad or magic mouse, one station fades out as another smoothly fades in, with no interruption in listening.
  Pinch and double tap to zoom, swipe with your finger to move around and tap on objects to explore them.
  The lockscreen for instance can opened by merely swiping a finger up from the bottom of the screen and also allows the user more convenient access to the camera.

noun swʌɪpswaɪp

informal

1A sweeping blow.
挥击
he missed the ball with his first swipe
他第一次挥棒时没有打到球。
Example sentencesExamples
- His attack was parried, and then counterattacked with a diagonal swipe to the head.
- I spun around in wild alarm - both dodging the swipe and swinging my sword at him.
- With a powerful swipe of its paw, the wolf delivered a final blow to Bonnie's head.
- Your sword must strike purposefully, not just clumsy swipes.
- He blocked to blows from the young soldier then took a swipe of his own.
- Justin turned aside the blow with a quick swipe, and countered with a low sweep, hoping to get Timothy to jump over the blade.
- She took a swipe at him, turning fully around to attack him.
- A back-handed swipe, and a rush of blood to the cheeks.
- I countered his lunge with a powerful swipe of my arm, using his momentum to thrust him to the ground.
- She blocked the shot and swung at his arm, but he rolled under the swipe and shot a piercing blow at her legs.
- The officer, a commander by the looks of it, parried his blow before attempting another swipe.
- Jason took a backhand swipe and connected with Bill's forehead above the right eye.
- She moved to one side to avoid a more volatile slash and returned by stepping dangerously close with a backhanded swipe to the temple.
- His upward swipe countered the first two's downward blows.
Synonyms
strike, stroke, swing, hit, slap, brush, cuff, clip
informal belt, wallop
1. 1.1 An attack or criticism.
  攻击；批评
  he took a swipe at his critics
  他对那些指责他的评论家们予以有力的回击。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Even archeologists have gotten in their swipes.
  The councillor also took a swipe at the police service following raids in nationalist areas of Belfast yesterday morning.
  In accepting the award, he paid tribute to the role fans played in turning his movies into a success and took a swipe at critics in the process.
  But there were no swipes at either of the two potential Labor leaders.
  A city politician today took a swipe at neighbouring town halls for imposing council tax hikes up to four times inflation.
  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.
  And in perhaps the most pertinent comment of the day, he took a swipe at all those who had lost sight of the bigger picture.
  And he hasn't been shy about taking swipes at the press.
  He took a swipe at the Democratic candidates yesterday who want to roll back his cuts, claiming the reductions have fuelled a broad economic recovery in the US.
  He's also taken a swipe at some union leaders, who he claims call strikes simply to advance their political ambitions.
  He took a swipe at earlier press reports which claimed he would take advantage of the company and sell the properties as soon as he could after the two-year period to pocket profits.
  It's very unusual to see such established celebrities taking verbal swipes at each other.
  Indeed she began taking swipes at me when I walked by, demonstrating some of the flash and fire that made her such a distinctive personality.
  At the debate, he did better, avoiding negative swipes, coming across with concrete ideas, displaying genuine passion.
  Was it because Cheryl took a swipe at you in her book?
  The swipes will be featured prominently in press coverage tomorrow.
  He took a swipe at you, not necessarily personally at you, but at your administration and what he inherited when he took office.
  He makes well directed swipes at the hackneyed emotionalism that has crept into every newspaper, the cult of celebrity and, particularly, the decline of reporting of politics and serious discussion of policy.
  He peppers the book with swipes at Republicans and conservatives that will make liberal readers feel good about themselves but will annoy everyone else.
  Bolton Wanderers striker Paul Wheatcroft has taken a swipe at Manchester United for releasing him as a promising trainee.
2An act or instance of moving one's finger across a touchscreen to activate a function.
a swipe to the right archives or deletes the message
Example sentencesExamples
- As ever, Dashboard is always just a three-finger swipe away.
- Notification Center can also be accessed with a two-fingered swipe, right-to-left, starting from off the trackpad.
- Users will be able to use two-finger swipes to jump from the current site to the previous one, or to the next one.
- He responded by noting that deleting its app is "a simple act requiring no more than two swipes of his finger on his phone".
- A web browser is one of few places where a two-fingered swipe can be ambiguous.
- Various combinations of taps and swipes mimic the actions of a trackpad or mouse.
- Your basic attack move is a one-fingered swipe on your target.
- I was unable to move between full-screen apps using the sideways four-fingered swipe.
- It has been updated specifically to incorporate finger swipes and movements that allow for navigation, switching through apps, and zooming in and out.

Phrases

swipe right (or left)

informal (on the online dating app Tinder) indicate that one finds someone attractive (or unattractive) by moving one's finger to the right (or left) across an image of them on a touchscreen.
I swiped right, but sadly for me, she swiped left
figurative are elephants more likely to ‘swipe right’ when they see mates with longer trunks?
Example sentencesExamples
- I might need to start swiping left on Tinder a little more.
- Erin met her boyfriend when they both swiped right.
- Watching friends bent over their smartphone swiping left or right on Tinder and sending racy Snapchat photos with flirty captions has left me thinking that romance is dead.
- So, on a whim, I downloaded Tinder, quickly created a profile, set my search radius to within 5km, and started swiping right on everyone who seemed like-minded.
- He swiped right on Grace and started messaging her.
- He hasn't come up yet, but when he does, I'm swiping right.

Derivatives

swipeable

adjective

informal

The app also makes viewing multiple pages easier, adding a swipeable menu at the bottom of its user interface that lets you easily switch between open web pages.
Example sentencesExamples
- It makes the spartan Wikipedia page look a little cooler, offering entries in a swipeable, typeset format for casual perusing.
- Rather than amassing money by collecting house-shaped plastic chips, players accrue points in the so-called Electronic Banking version of the game on swipable bank cards.
- We hope you like the new look on swipeable mobile devices like the iPad.
- Each section provides a swipeable timeline - with tappable links to more content.

swiper

noun ˈswʌɪpəˈswaɪpər

informal

Sadly, though, I'm a lousy swiper and often have to try it three or four times before it works.
Example sentencesExamples
- Jack had no interest in having anyone assist him and if he had, a swiper of his earlier drawings was the last guy he'd have hired, so the offer was politely declined.
- The Navy has even put a swiper by the door of the chapel as a substitute for the Sunday church-service collection plate, says Cmdr.
- The thieves have also managed to replace the magnetic swiper, which allows them duplicate the magnetic strip on the card.
- It takes just as long for those keypad swiper thingies to process your card, while you type numbers on the keypad.
- The way the swipers use the information might surprise them as well: Some bars and restaurants scan driver's licenses to catch underage drinkers and fake IDs, but they're also using the information for marketing purposes.
- It contains data about who the swiper is, his address and - if he's one of the casino's 2 million Player's Club members - his Mohegan Sun gambling history.

Origin

Mid 18th century: perhaps a variant of sweep.

Rhymes

gripe, hype, mistype, pipe, ripe, sipe, skype, slype, snipe, stripe, tripe, type, wipe

Definition of swipe in US English:

swipe

verbswaɪpswīp

[with object]informal

1Hit or try to hit with a swinging blow.
挥击；猛打
she swiped me right across the nose
她挥了一拳，正打在我的鼻子上。
no object she lifted her hand to swipe at a cat
她抬起手来猛打猫。
Example sentencesExamples
- He is cranky and on several occasions has tried to swipe at or bite the tourists.
- The worker shouted, swiping at the teenager with the blunt end of a pitchfork.
- Andy collapsed into a heap and continued to swipe at the air.
- ‘Oy, sexist pig’ I pretended to swipe at him with my bag and he grinned.
- He quickly darted in and bit the wolf in the neck and it howled in pain as it struggled but he held it tight and ignored its paws swiping at him.
- He was swiping at the air with his hockey stick as if that would help.
- She had quick reflexes, however, kicking him off of her and swiping at him with her knife.
- The creature threw its long arm forward, swiping at Fred's shirt.
- She screeched, swiping at weeds with her claws, severing the yellow blossoms.
- I guess he expected to get on a horse and start swiping at people.
- He continued swiping at the door, small slivers of light shone through but nothing happened that would help.
- The coyote snapped at one of the wolves, and the two foxes, with smaller teeth and claws, but teeth and claws nonetheless, began snapping and swiping at the two wolves that snapped back at them.
- Lori was rapidly swiping at the flies with her canteen.
- He thrust again, knocking James' blade away and pulling out a dagger with his spare hand, swiping at James' torso.
- He used this distraction to swipe at the dog's hind quarters.
Synonyms
strike, swing, hit, slap, cuff, lash out
2Steal.
偷窃
someone swiped one of his sausages
有人偷了他一根香肠。
Example sentencesExamples
- The bill for the items he stole and damaged topped £72,000 and his crimes included swiping Christmas presents from family homes last year.
- He stole that merchandise as surely as if he had swiped it off the loading dock.
- They're stealing more money, swiping more identities, wrecking more corporate computers, and breaking into more secure networks than ever before.
- Fights were sometimes orchestrated under false pretences, so that inmates could swipe and pilfer a target person's store items.
- Frankly, with a vast online knowledge base at your fingertips, it would be a miracle if people didn't swipe a phrase here or pilfer a juicy paragraph there.
Synonyms
steal, thieve, take, pilfer, purloin, snatch, help oneself to, appropriate, abstract, shoplift
3Pass (a swipe card) through an electronic device designed to read and process the information encoded on it.
Example sentencesExamples
- Eventually she swiped my credit card and passed me a pen.
- The Indian clerk didn't read the message but continued to swipe my card again and suggested that I had input the wrong pin.
- A register might be taken electronically after children had swiped their way into class.
- Each time a subway rider swipes the card, the turnstile reads the bevy of information stored on the card's magnetic stripe, such as serial number, value, and expiration date.
- Four SWAT officers in full body armor covered the door as a trembling Doctor stepped up to it and swiped a card through the electronic lock.
- He told the court that customers who wanted to use the lobby had to swipe their card through a legitimate bank device to gain entry.
- 'Besides,' he continued, swiping his I.D. pass through an electronic lock, 'the kids trust us.'
- And when they get to an airport, they swipe it through the security device, they then punch a four-digit number into the door and it opens and you go in.
- Every time you went through a door into a classroom or a door in the corridor you had to swipe your card through an electronic card reader, and this was logged into an anonymous grey hard drive in the cellar and stored for posterity.
- A new security system has since been installed, requiring each student to swipe a key fob through an electronic reader in order to gain access to their room.
- Police have said the ruse takes a matter of seconds where one person distracts the victim while the card is taken out of the machine and swiped into a device which clones the magnetic strip on the card.
- Authorities at border points would be able to call up the data on the digital chip by swiping the passport against an electronic reader.
- Somebody with a monthly pass came up behind me and swiped his card, which allowed me through.
- Although the door the intruder used to enter the building can only be opened by swiping a security pass, it takes a considerable time to close, allowing the student time to get in.
- Exhibitors were issued with an identification pass card with bar codes that had to be swiped at the point of entry.
- Travelers then swipe those cards as they pass through security to confirm their identity.
- If you are part of the customer loyalty programme, a staff member will swipe your card in this device, which looks almost like a debit card machine.
1. 3.1 Move (one's finger) across a touchscreen in order to activate a function.
  simply swipe a finger across the phone's display screen to switch to another program
  no object swipe to the left on the main navigation page and you'll see a user login menu
  Example sentencesExamples
  The updated SkyDrive will allow users to swipe through their files quickly and easily.
  The controls are stupefyingly simple; swipe up to jump, left or right or turn, down to slide under stuff.
  When you swipe one finger from right to left, the Charms menu quickly appears.
  The lockscreen for instance can opened by merely swiping a finger up from the bottom of the screen and also allows the user more convenient access to the camera.
  Pinch and double tap to zoom, swipe with your finger to move around and tap on objects to explore them.
  To add widgets and features, swipe up on your home screen, and you'll see a link to the Go Store.
  As you swipe your finger across the trackpad or magic mouse, one station fades out as another smoothly fades in, with no interruption in listening.
  Speaking a brief command is more efficient than swiping to unlock, swiping to find the right app, and then tapping through an interface in order to get what I want.
  When you want to search, you swipe down on a drawer at the top of the screen, in a gesture not unlike pulling down the notifications screen on iOS.
  Swipe your finger left or right on any notification in the list, or tap the "X" at the top-right to dismiss all notifications at once.
  To make it easier for users to tap and swipe on even superthin Ultrabooks, laptop makers will introduce laptops with more unusual designs.
  You point, swipe, pinch – and the job is done.
  With the new gestures function, users will be able to 'swipe right' with two fingers to switch between open programs, without needing to use the keyboard.
  You scroll by swiping a finger along the frame.
  It may make more sense to just walk up to the TV, touch the "window" that's showing the desired input, and then swipe until you get to the show and episode you want.

nounswaɪpswīp

informal

1A sweeping blow.
挥击
he missed the ball with his first swipe
他第一次挥棒时没有打到球。
Example sentencesExamples
- The officer, a commander by the looks of it, parried his blow before attempting another swipe.
- His upward swipe countered the first two's downward blows.
- I spun around in wild alarm - both dodging the swipe and swinging my sword at him.
- With a powerful swipe of its paw, the wolf delivered a final blow to Bonnie's head.
- A back-handed swipe, and a rush of blood to the cheeks.
- Jason took a backhand swipe and connected with Bill's forehead above the right eye.
- Justin turned aside the blow with a quick swipe, and countered with a low sweep, hoping to get Timothy to jump over the blade.
- Your sword must strike purposefully, not just clumsy swipes.
- She took a swipe at him, turning fully around to attack him.
- His attack was parried, and then counterattacked with a diagonal swipe to the head.
- She blocked the shot and swung at his arm, but he rolled under the swipe and shot a piercing blow at her legs.
- I countered his lunge with a powerful swipe of my arm, using his momentum to thrust him to the ground.
- He blocked to blows from the young soldier then took a swipe of his own.
- She moved to one side to avoid a more volatile slash and returned by stepping dangerously close with a backhanded swipe to the temple.
Synonyms
strike, stroke, swing, hit, slap, brush, cuff, clip
1. 1.1 An attack or criticism.
  攻击；批评
  he took a swipe at his critics
  他对那些指责他的评论家们予以有力的回击。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The councillor also took a swipe at the police service following raids in nationalist areas of Belfast yesterday morning.
  And in perhaps the most pertinent comment of the day, he took a swipe at all those who had lost sight of the bigger picture.
  Was it because Cheryl took a swipe at you in her book?
  He took a swipe at the Democratic candidates yesterday who want to roll back his cuts, claiming the reductions have fuelled a broad economic recovery in the US.
  In accepting the award, he paid tribute to the role fans played in turning his movies into a success and took a swipe at critics in the process.
  He makes well directed swipes at the hackneyed emotionalism that has crept into every newspaper, the cult of celebrity and, particularly, the decline of reporting of politics and serious discussion of policy.
  And he hasn't been shy about taking swipes at the press.
  The swipes will be featured prominently in press coverage tomorrow.
  Bolton Wanderers striker Paul Wheatcroft has taken a swipe at Manchester United for releasing him as a promising trainee.
  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.
  He took a swipe at earlier press reports which claimed he would take advantage of the company and sell the properties as soon as he could after the two-year period to pocket profits.
  But there were no swipes at either of the two potential Labor leaders.
  He peppers the book with swipes at Republicans and conservatives that will make liberal readers feel good about themselves but will annoy everyone else.
  It's very unusual to see such established celebrities taking verbal swipes at each other.
  Even archeologists have gotten in their swipes.
  At the debate, he did better, avoiding negative swipes, coming across with concrete ideas, displaying genuine passion.
  A city politician today took a swipe at neighbouring town halls for imposing council tax hikes up to four times inflation.
  He's also taken a swipe at some union leaders, who he claims call strikes simply to advance their political ambitions.
  He took a swipe at you, not necessarily personally at you, but at your administration and what he inherited when he took office.
  Indeed she began taking swipes at me when I walked by, demonstrating some of the flash and fire that made her such a distinctive personality.
2An act or instance of moving one's finger across a touchscreen to activate a function.
a swipe to the right archives or deletes the message
Example sentencesExamples
- He responded by noting that deleting its app is "a simple act requiring no more than two swipes of his finger on his phone".
- I was unable to move between full-screen apps using the sideways four-fingered swipe.
- It has been updated specifically to incorporate finger swipes and movements that allow for navigation, switching through apps, and zooming in and out.
- Various combinations of taps and swipes mimic the actions of a trackpad or mouse.
- Notification Center can also be accessed with a two-fingered swipe, right-to-left, starting from off the trackpad.
- A web browser is one of few places where a two-fingered swipe can be ambiguous.
- Your basic attack move is a one-fingered swipe on your target.
- Users will be able to use two-finger swipes to jump from the current site to the previous one, or to the next one.
- As ever, Dashboard is always just a three-finger swipe away.

Phrases

swipe right (or left)

informal (on the online dating app Tinder) indicate that one finds someone attractive (or unattractive) by moving one's finger to the right (or left) across an image of them on a touchscreen.
I swiped right, but sadly for me, she swiped left
figurative are elephants more likely to ‘swipe right’ when they see mates with longer trunks?
Example sentencesExamples
- He hasn't come up yet, but when he does, I'm swiping right.
- Erin met her boyfriend when they both swiped right.
- So, on a whim, I downloaded Tinder, quickly created a profile, set my search radius to within 5km, and started swiping right on everyone who seemed like-minded.
- I might need to start swiping left on Tinder a little more.
- He swiped right on Grace and started messaging her.
- Watching friends bent over their smartphone swiping left or right on Tinder and sending racy Snapchat photos with flirty captions has left me thinking that romance is dead.

Origin

Mid 18th century: perhaps a variant of sweep.

词汇	swipe
释义	Definition of swipe in English: swipe verb swʌɪpswaɪp [with object]informal 1Hit or try to hit with a swinging blow. 挥击；猛打 she swiped me right across the nose 她挥了一拳，正打在我的鼻子上。 no object Lola stood on the balcony, swiping at the moths Example sentencesExamples She had quick reflexes, however, kicking him off of her and swiping at him with her knife. Andy collapsed into a heap and continued to swipe at the air. He quickly darted in and bit the wolf in the neck and it howled in pain as it struggled but he held it tight and ignored its paws swiping at him. She screeched, swiping at weeds with her claws, severing the yellow blossoms. Lori was rapidly swiping at the flies with her canteen. He used this distraction to swipe at the dog's hind quarters. He continued swiping at the door, small slivers of light shone through but nothing happened that would help. The coyote snapped at one of the wolves, and the two foxes, with smaller teeth and claws, but teeth and claws nonetheless, began snapping and swiping at the two wolves that snapped back at them. He is cranky and on several occasions has tried to swipe at or bite the tourists. The creature threw its long arm forward, swiping at Fred's shirt. The worker shouted, swiping at the teenager with the blunt end of a pitchfork. He was swiping at the air with his hockey stick as if that would help. I guess he expected to get on a horse and start swiping at people. He thrust again, knocking James' blade away and pulling out a dagger with his spare hand, swiping at James' torso. ‘Oy, sexist pig’ I pretended to swipe at him with my bag and he grinned. Synonyms strike, swing, hit, slap, cuff, lash out informal belt, wallop, sock, biff, clout 2Steal. 偷窃 someone swiped one of his sausages 有人偷了他一根香肠。 Example sentencesExamples They're stealing more money, swiping more identities, wrecking more corporate computers, and breaking into more secure networks than ever before. Frankly, with a vast online knowledge base at your fingertips, it would be a miracle if people didn't swipe a phrase here or pilfer a juicy paragraph there. Fights were sometimes orchestrated under false pretences, so that inmates could swipe and pilfer a target person's store items. The bill for the items he stole and damaged topped £72,000 and his crimes included swiping Christmas presents from family homes last year. He stole that merchandise as surely as if he had swiped it off the loading dock. Synonyms steal, thieve, take, pilfer, purloin, snatch, help oneself to, appropriate, abstract, shoplift informal filch, lift, snaffle, rob, nab British informal nick, pinch, whip, half-inch, blag North American glom 3Pass (a swipe card) through an electronic device designed to read and process the information encoded on it. Example sentencesExamples Each time a subway rider swipes the card, the turnstile reads the bevy of information stored on the card's magnetic stripe, such as serial number, value, and expiration date. Four SWAT officers in full body armor covered the door as a trembling Doctor stepped up to it and swiped a card through the electronic lock. Eventually she swiped my credit card and passed me a pen. Police have said the ruse takes a matter of seconds where one person distracts the victim while the card is taken out of the machine and swiped into a device which clones the magnetic strip on the card. Exhibitors were issued with an identification pass card with bar codes that had to be swiped at the point of entry. Authorities at border points would be able to call up the data on the digital chip by swiping the passport against an electronic reader. Travelers then swipe those cards as they pass through security to confirm their identity. A new security system has since been installed, requiring each student to swipe a key fob through an electronic reader in order to gain access to their room. Every time you went through a door into a classroom or a door in the corridor you had to swipe your card through an electronic card reader, and this was logged into an anonymous grey hard drive in the cellar and stored for posterity. Although the door the intruder used to enter the building can only be opened by swiping a security pass, it takes a considerable time to close, allowing the student time to get in. The Indian clerk didn't read the message but continued to swipe my card again and suggested that I had input the wrong pin. If you are part of the customer loyalty programme, a staff member will swipe your card in this device, which looks almost like a debit card machine. A register might be taken electronically after children had swiped their way into class. And when they get to an airport, they swipe it through the security device, they then punch a four-digit number into the door and it opens and you go in. He told the court that customers who wanted to use the lobby had to swipe their card through a legitimate bank device to gain entry. Somebody with a monthly pass came up behind me and swiped his card, which allowed me through. 'Besides,' he continued, swiping his I.D. pass through an electronic lock, 'the kids trust us.' 3.1 Move (one's finger) across a touchscreen in order to activate a function. simply swipe a finger across the phone's display screen to switch to another program no object swipe to the left on the main navigation page and you'll see a user login menu Example sentencesExamples When you want to search, you swipe down on a drawer at the top of the screen, in a gesture not unlike pulling down the notifications screen on iOS. It may make more sense to just walk up to the TV, touch the "window" that's showing the desired input, and then swipe until you get to the show and episode you want. You scroll by swiping a finger along the frame. To make it easier for users to tap and swipe on even superthin Ultrabooks, laptop makers will introduce laptops with more unusual designs. The controls are stupefyingly simple; swipe up to jump, left or right or turn, down to slide under stuff. When you swipe one finger from right to left, the Charms menu quickly appears. With the new gestures function, users will be able to 'swipe right' with two fingers to switch between open programs, without needing to use the keyboard. Swipe your finger left or right on any notification in the list, or tap the "X" at the top-right to dismiss all notifications at once. You point, swipe, pinch – and the job is done. The updated SkyDrive will allow users to swipe through their files quickly and easily. To add widgets and features, swipe up on your home screen, and you'll see a link to the Go Store. Speaking a brief command is more efficient than swiping to unlock, swiping to find the right app, and then tapping through an interface in order to get what I want. As you swipe your finger across the trackpad or magic mouse, one station fades out as another smoothly fades in, with no interruption in listening. Pinch and double tap to zoom, swipe with your finger to move around and tap on objects to explore them. The lockscreen for instance can opened by merely swiping a finger up from the bottom of the screen and also allows the user more convenient access to the camera. noun swʌɪpswaɪp informal 1A sweeping blow. 挥击 he missed the ball with his first swipe 他第一次挥棒时没有打到球。 Example sentencesExamples His attack was parried, and then counterattacked with a diagonal swipe to the head. I spun around in wild alarm - both dodging the swipe and swinging my sword at him. With a powerful swipe of its paw, the wolf delivered a final blow to Bonnie's head. Your sword must strike purposefully, not just clumsy swipes. He blocked to blows from the young soldier then took a swipe of his own. Justin turned aside the blow with a quick swipe, and countered with a low sweep, hoping to get Timothy to jump over the blade. She took a swipe at him, turning fully around to attack him. A back-handed swipe, and a rush of blood to the cheeks. I countered his lunge with a powerful swipe of my arm, using his momentum to thrust him to the ground. She blocked the shot and swung at his arm, but he rolled under the swipe and shot a piercing blow at her legs. The officer, a commander by the looks of it, parried his blow before attempting another swipe. Jason took a backhand swipe and connected with Bill's forehead above the right eye. She moved to one side to avoid a more volatile slash and returned by stepping dangerously close with a backhanded swipe to the temple. His upward swipe countered the first two's downward blows. Synonyms strike, stroke, swing, hit, slap, brush, cuff, clip informal belt, wallop 1.1 An attack or criticism. 攻击；批评 he took a swipe at his critics 他对那些指责他的评论家们予以有力的回击。 Example sentencesExamples Even archeologists have gotten in their swipes. The councillor also took a swipe at the police service following raids in nationalist areas of Belfast yesterday morning. In accepting the award, he paid tribute to the role fans played in turning his movies into a success and took a swipe at critics in the process. But there were no swipes at either of the two potential Labor leaders. A city politician today took a swipe at neighbouring town halls for imposing council tax hikes up to four times inflation. 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. And in perhaps the most pertinent comment of the day, he took a swipe at all those who had lost sight of the bigger picture. And he hasn't been shy about taking swipes at the press. He took a swipe at the Democratic candidates yesterday who want to roll back his cuts, claiming the reductions have fuelled a broad economic recovery in the US. He's also taken a swipe at some union leaders, who he claims call strikes simply to advance their political ambitions. He took a swipe at earlier press reports which claimed he would take advantage of the company and sell the properties as soon as he could after the two-year period to pocket profits. It's very unusual to see such established celebrities taking verbal swipes at each other. Indeed she began taking swipes at me when I walked by, demonstrating some of the flash and fire that made her such a distinctive personality. At the debate, he did better, avoiding negative swipes, coming across with concrete ideas, displaying genuine passion. Was it because Cheryl took a swipe at you in her book? The swipes will be featured prominently in press coverage tomorrow. He took a swipe at you, not necessarily personally at you, but at your administration and what he inherited when he took office. He makes well directed swipes at the hackneyed emotionalism that has crept into every newspaper, the cult of celebrity and, particularly, the decline of reporting of politics and serious discussion of policy. He peppers the book with swipes at Republicans and conservatives that will make liberal readers feel good about themselves but will annoy everyone else. Bolton Wanderers striker Paul Wheatcroft has taken a swipe at Manchester United for releasing him as a promising trainee. 2An act or instance of moving one's finger across a touchscreen to activate a function. a swipe to the right archives or deletes the message Example sentencesExamples As ever, Dashboard is always just a three-finger swipe away. Notification Center can also be accessed with a two-fingered swipe, right-to-left, starting from off the trackpad. Users will be able to use two-finger swipes to jump from the current site to the previous one, or to the next one. He responded by noting that deleting its app is "a simple act requiring no more than two swipes of his finger on his phone". A web browser is one of few places where a two-fingered swipe can be ambiguous. Various combinations of taps and swipes mimic the actions of a trackpad or mouse. Your basic attack move is a one-fingered swipe on your target. I was unable to move between full-screen apps using the sideways four-fingered swipe. It has been updated specifically to incorporate finger swipes and movements that allow for navigation, switching through apps, and zooming in and out. Phrases swipe right (or left) informal (on the online dating app Tinder) indicate that one finds someone attractive (or unattractive) by moving one's finger to the right (or left) across an image of them on a touchscreen. I swiped right, but sadly for me, she swiped left figurative are elephants more likely to ‘swipe right’ when they see mates with longer trunks? Example sentencesExamples I might need to start swiping left on Tinder a little more. Erin met her boyfriend when they both swiped right. Watching friends bent over their smartphone swiping left or right on Tinder and sending racy Snapchat photos with flirty captions has left me thinking that romance is dead. So, on a whim, I downloaded Tinder, quickly created a profile, set my search radius to within 5km, and started swiping right on everyone who seemed like-minded. He swiped right on Grace and started messaging her. He hasn't come up yet, but when he does, I'm swiping right. Derivatives swipeable adjective informal The app also makes viewing multiple pages easier, adding a swipeable menu at the bottom of its user interface that lets you easily switch between open web pages. Example sentencesExamples It makes the spartan Wikipedia page look a little cooler, offering entries in a swipeable, typeset format for casual perusing. Rather than amassing money by collecting house-shaped plastic chips, players accrue points in the so-called Electronic Banking version of the game on swipable bank cards. We hope you like the new look on swipeable mobile devices like the iPad. Each section provides a swipeable timeline - with tappable links to more content. swiper noun ˈswʌɪpəˈswaɪpər informal Sadly, though, I'm a lousy swiper and often have to try it three or four times before it works. Example sentencesExamples Jack had no interest in having anyone assist him and if he had, a swiper of his earlier drawings was the last guy he'd have hired, so the offer was politely declined. The Navy has even put a swiper by the door of the chapel as a substitute for the Sunday church-service collection plate, says Cmdr. The thieves have also managed to replace the magnetic swiper, which allows them duplicate the magnetic strip on the card. It takes just as long for those keypad swiper thingies to process your card, while you type numbers on the keypad. The way the swipers use the information might surprise them as well: Some bars and restaurants scan driver's licenses to catch underage drinkers and fake IDs, but they're also using the information for marketing purposes. It contains data about who the swiper is, his address and - if he's one of the casino's 2 million Player's Club members - his Mohegan Sun gambling history. Origin Mid 18th century: perhaps a variant of sweep. Rhymes gripe, hype, mistype, pipe, ripe, sipe, skype, slype, snipe, stripe, tripe, type, wipe verb.1 phr. Definition of swipe in US English: swipe verbswaɪpswīp [with object]informal 1Hit or try to hit with a swinging blow. 挥击；猛打 she swiped me right across the nose 她挥了一拳，正打在我的鼻子上。 no object she lifted her hand to swipe at a cat 她抬起手来猛打猫。 Example sentencesExamples He is cranky and on several occasions has tried to swipe at or bite the tourists. The worker shouted, swiping at the teenager with the blunt end of a pitchfork. Andy collapsed into a heap and continued to swipe at the air. ‘Oy, sexist pig’ I pretended to swipe at him with my bag and he grinned. He quickly darted in and bit the wolf in the neck and it howled in pain as it struggled but he held it tight and ignored its paws swiping at him. He was swiping at the air with his hockey stick as if that would help. She had quick reflexes, however, kicking him off of her and swiping at him with her knife. The creature threw its long arm forward, swiping at Fred's shirt. She screeched, swiping at weeds with her claws, severing the yellow blossoms. I guess he expected to get on a horse and start swiping at people. He continued swiping at the door, small slivers of light shone through but nothing happened that would help. The coyote snapped at one of the wolves, and the two foxes, with smaller teeth and claws, but teeth and claws nonetheless, began snapping and swiping at the two wolves that snapped back at them. Lori was rapidly swiping at the flies with her canteen. He thrust again, knocking James' blade away and pulling out a dagger with his spare hand, swiping at James' torso. He used this distraction to swipe at the dog's hind quarters. Synonyms strike, swing, hit, slap, cuff, lash out 2Steal. 偷窃 someone swiped one of his sausages 有人偷了他一根香肠。 Example sentencesExamples The bill for the items he stole and damaged topped £72,000 and his crimes included swiping Christmas presents from family homes last year. He stole that merchandise as surely as if he had swiped it off the loading dock. They're stealing more money, swiping more identities, wrecking more corporate computers, and breaking into more secure networks than ever before. Fights were sometimes orchestrated under false pretences, so that inmates could swipe and pilfer a target person's store items. Frankly, with a vast online knowledge base at your fingertips, it would be a miracle if people didn't swipe a phrase here or pilfer a juicy paragraph there. Synonyms steal, thieve, take, pilfer, purloin, snatch, help oneself to, appropriate, abstract, shoplift 3Pass (a swipe card) through an electronic device designed to read and process the information encoded on it. Example sentencesExamples Eventually she swiped my credit card and passed me a pen. The Indian clerk didn't read the message but continued to swipe my card again and suggested that I had input the wrong pin. A register might be taken electronically after children had swiped their way into class. Each time a subway rider swipes the card, the turnstile reads the bevy of information stored on the card's magnetic stripe, such as serial number, value, and expiration date. Four SWAT officers in full body armor covered the door as a trembling Doctor stepped up to it and swiped a card through the electronic lock. He told the court that customers who wanted to use the lobby had to swipe their card through a legitimate bank device to gain entry. 'Besides,' he continued, swiping his I.D. pass through an electronic lock, 'the kids trust us.' And when they get to an airport, they swipe it through the security device, they then punch a four-digit number into the door and it opens and you go in. Every time you went through a door into a classroom or a door in the corridor you had to swipe your card through an electronic card reader, and this was logged into an anonymous grey hard drive in the cellar and stored for posterity. A new security system has since been installed, requiring each student to swipe a key fob through an electronic reader in order to gain access to their room. Police have said the ruse takes a matter of seconds where one person distracts the victim while the card is taken out of the machine and swiped into a device which clones the magnetic strip on the card. Authorities at border points would be able to call up the data on the digital chip by swiping the passport against an electronic reader. Somebody with a monthly pass came up behind me and swiped his card, which allowed me through. Although the door the intruder used to enter the building can only be opened by swiping a security pass, it takes a considerable time to close, allowing the student time to get in. Exhibitors were issued with an identification pass card with bar codes that had to be swiped at the point of entry. Travelers then swipe those cards as they pass through security to confirm their identity. If you are part of the customer loyalty programme, a staff member will swipe your card in this device, which looks almost like a debit card machine. 3.1 Move (one's finger) across a touchscreen in order to activate a function. simply swipe a finger across the phone's display screen to switch to another program no object swipe to the left on the main navigation page and you'll see a user login menu Example sentencesExamples The updated SkyDrive will allow users to swipe through their files quickly and easily. The controls are stupefyingly simple; swipe up to jump, left or right or turn, down to slide under stuff. When you swipe one finger from right to left, the Charms menu quickly appears. The lockscreen for instance can opened by merely swiping a finger up from the bottom of the screen and also allows the user more convenient access to the camera. Pinch and double tap to zoom, swipe with your finger to move around and tap on objects to explore them. To add widgets and features, swipe up on your home screen, and you'll see a link to the Go Store. As you swipe your finger across the trackpad or magic mouse, one station fades out as another smoothly fades in, with no interruption in listening. Speaking a brief command is more efficient than swiping to unlock, swiping to find the right app, and then tapping through an interface in order to get what I want. When you want to search, you swipe down on a drawer at the top of the screen, in a gesture not unlike pulling down the notifications screen on iOS. Swipe your finger left or right on any notification in the list, or tap the "X" at the top-right to dismiss all notifications at once. To make it easier for users to tap and swipe on even superthin Ultrabooks, laptop makers will introduce laptops with more unusual designs. You point, swipe, pinch – and the job is done. With the new gestures function, users will be able to 'swipe right' with two fingers to switch between open programs, without needing to use the keyboard. You scroll by swiping a finger along the frame. It may make more sense to just walk up to the TV, touch the "window" that's showing the desired input, and then swipe until you get to the show and episode you want. nounswaɪpswīp informal 1A sweeping blow. 挥击 he missed the ball with his first swipe 他第一次挥棒时没有打到球。 Example sentencesExamples The officer, a commander by the looks of it, parried his blow before attempting another swipe. His upward swipe countered the first two's downward blows. I spun around in wild alarm - both dodging the swipe and swinging my sword at him. With a powerful swipe of its paw, the wolf delivered a final blow to Bonnie's head. A back-handed swipe, and a rush of blood to the cheeks. Jason took a backhand swipe and connected with Bill's forehead above the right eye. Justin turned aside the blow with a quick swipe, and countered with a low sweep, hoping to get Timothy to jump over the blade. Your sword must strike purposefully, not just clumsy swipes. She took a swipe at him, turning fully around to attack him. His attack was parried, and then counterattacked with a diagonal swipe to the head. She blocked the shot and swung at his arm, but he rolled under the swipe and shot a piercing blow at her legs. I countered his lunge with a powerful swipe of my arm, using his momentum to thrust him to the ground. He blocked to blows from the young soldier then took a swipe of his own. She moved to one side to avoid a more volatile slash and returned by stepping dangerously close with a backhanded swipe to the temple. Synonyms strike, stroke, swing, hit, slap, brush, cuff, clip 1.1 An attack or criticism. 攻击；批评 he took a swipe at his critics 他对那些指责他的评论家们予以有力的回击。 Example sentencesExamples The councillor also took a swipe at the police service following raids in nationalist areas of Belfast yesterday morning. And in perhaps the most pertinent comment of the day, he took a swipe at all those who had lost sight of the bigger picture. Was it because Cheryl took a swipe at you in her book? He took a swipe at the Democratic candidates yesterday who want to roll back his cuts, claiming the reductions have fuelled a broad economic recovery in the US. In accepting the award, he paid tribute to the role fans played in turning his movies into a success and took a swipe at critics in the process. He makes well directed swipes at the hackneyed emotionalism that has crept into every newspaper, the cult of celebrity and, particularly, the decline of reporting of politics and serious discussion of policy. And he hasn't been shy about taking swipes at the press. The swipes will be featured prominently in press coverage tomorrow. Bolton Wanderers striker Paul Wheatcroft has taken a swipe at Manchester United for releasing him as a promising trainee. 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. He took a swipe at earlier press reports which claimed he would take advantage of the company and sell the properties as soon as he could after the two-year period to pocket profits. But there were no swipes at either of the two potential Labor leaders. He peppers the book with swipes at Republicans and conservatives that will make liberal readers feel good about themselves but will annoy everyone else. It's very unusual to see such established celebrities taking verbal swipes at each other. Even archeologists have gotten in their swipes. At the debate, he did better, avoiding negative swipes, coming across with concrete ideas, displaying genuine passion. A city politician today took a swipe at neighbouring town halls for imposing council tax hikes up to four times inflation. He's also taken a swipe at some union leaders, who he claims call strikes simply to advance their political ambitions. He took a swipe at you, not necessarily personally at you, but at your administration and what he inherited when he took office. Indeed she began taking swipes at me when I walked by, demonstrating some of the flash and fire that made her such a distinctive personality. 2An act or instance of moving one's finger across a touchscreen to activate a function. a swipe to the right archives or deletes the message Example sentencesExamples He responded by noting that deleting its app is "a simple act requiring no more than two swipes of his finger on his phone". I was unable to move between full-screen apps using the sideways four-fingered swipe. It has been updated specifically to incorporate finger swipes and movements that allow for navigation, switching through apps, and zooming in and out. Various combinations of taps and swipes mimic the actions of a trackpad or mouse. Notification Center can also be accessed with a two-fingered swipe, right-to-left, starting from off the trackpad. A web browser is one of few places where a two-fingered swipe can be ambiguous. Your basic attack move is a one-fingered swipe on your target. Users will be able to use two-finger swipes to jump from the current site to the previous one, or to the next one. As ever, Dashboard is always just a three-finger swipe away. Phrases swipe right (or left) informal (on the online dating app Tinder) indicate that one finds someone attractive (or unattractive) by moving one's finger to the right (or left) across an image of them on a touchscreen. I swiped right, but sadly for me, she swiped left figurative are elephants more likely to ‘swipe right’ when they see mates with longer trunks? Example sentencesExamples He hasn't come up yet, but when he does, I'm swiping right. Erin met her boyfriend when they both swiped right. So, on a whim, I downloaded Tinder, quickly created a profile, set my search radius to within 5km, and started swiping right on everyone who seemed like-minded. I might need to start swiping left on Tinder a little more. He swiped right on Grace and started messaging her. Watching friends bent over their smartphone swiping left or right on Tinder and sending racy Snapchat photos with flirty captions has left me thinking that romance is dead. Origin Mid 18th century: perhaps a variant of sweep. verb.1 phr.
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