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SWIPE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sweeping stroke or blow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("swipe" is a kind of...):

shot; stroke ((sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand)

Derivation:

swipe (strike with a swiping motion)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Strike with a swiping motion

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "swipe" is one way to...):

hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The fighter managed to swipe his opponent

Also:

sideswipe (strike from the side)

Derivation:

swipe (a sweeping stroke or blow)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make off with belongings of others

Synonyms:

abstract; cabbage; filch; hook; lift; nobble; pilfer; pinch; purloin; snarf; sneak; swipe

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "swipe" is one way to...):

rip; rip off; steal (take without the owner's consent)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody

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