swipes
plural noun
ˈswīps 
British
: poor, thin, or spoiled beer
also : beer
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web But most modern mobile devices can be fully erased with a few swipes and taps, while older devices may require a little more time. 
The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Jan. 2022 The tone wavers between broad swipes, sharp zings and character insight, the satire not so much sustained as striking in bursts. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2022 When combined with in-game visuals, the users reported experiencing realistic sensations like swipes, vibrations, and pressure. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 9 May 2022 Just twist the pen and add a few swipes to your cuticles for a quick boost. Ava Darrin, ELLE, 30 July 2022 The Deal: Buttery, buildable, balmy color is just a few swipes of Evio Beauty's Velvet Colour Sticks, which are currently on sale. Sarah Han, Allure, 29 July 2022 Reviewers swear by its ability to replace false lashes with just a few swipes. Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 June 2022 Clarke adds a few swipes of the bright orange pigment on her cheeks before using a large fluffy brush to buff it along her cheekbones. Gabi Thorne, Allure, 1 Feb. 2022 Stick deodorant: Apply two to three swipes onto clean, dry skin. Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2021 See More
The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Jan. 2022 The tone wavers between broad swipes, sharp zings and character insight, the satire not so much sustained as striking in bursts. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2022 When combined with in-game visuals, the users reported experiencing realistic sensations like swipes, vibrations, and pressure. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 9 May 2022 Just twist the pen and add a few swipes to your cuticles for a quick boost. Ava Darrin, ELLE, 30 July 2022 The Deal: Buttery, buildable, balmy color is just a few swipes of Evio Beauty's Velvet Colour Sticks, which are currently on sale. Sarah Han, Allure, 29 July 2022 Reviewers swear by its ability to replace false lashes with just a few swipes. Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 June 2022 Clarke adds a few swipes of the bright orange pigment on her cheeks before using a large fluffy brush to buff it along her cheekbones. Gabi Thorne, Allure, 1 Feb. 2022 Stick deodorant: Apply two to three swipes onto clean, dry skin. Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
1794, in the meaning defined above
swipes 1 of 2
noun
as in slaps
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument one swipe of a grizzly's paw can do a person in Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- slaps
- punches
- hits
- blows
- strokes
- thumps
- whacks
- pokes
- knocks
- thuds
- smacks
- licks
- pounds
- spanks
- slams
- swats
- bangs
- claps
- beats
- clips
- switches
- hooks
- thwacks
- hands
- dabs
- biffs
- fillips
- lashes
- bops
- hacks
- chops
- bashes
- kicks
- smashes
- stripes
- haymakers
- whams
- raps
- picks
- whaps
- pelts
- lickings
- socks
- douses
- cuffs
- swings
- buffets
- bats
- wallops
- stingers
- knees
- cracks
- clouts
- slugs
- belts
- plumps
- welts
- boxes
- counters
- busts
- beatings
- counterpunches
- lefts
- counterstrokes
- whops
- larrups
- counterblows
- uppercuts
- shivers
- whips
- counter-strokes
- counter-blows
- body blows
- knockdowns
- rabbit punches
- batterings
- rights
- thrashings
- drubbings
- sucker punches
- whippings
- roundhouses
- bastinadoes
- pastings
- one-twos
- sidewinders
- crunchers
- knockouts
- kayos
- right-handers
- bastinades
- KOs
- wallopings
swipes
2 of 2verb
1
as in bumps
to come into usually forceful contact with something a blindfolded partygoer swiping at the piñata with a stick spent most of the camping trip swiping mosquitos Synonyms & Similar Words
- bumps
- slams
- bangs
- smashes
- collides
- hits
- knocks
- crashes
- rams
- thuds
- glances
- strikes
- bashes
- impacts
- scrapes
- skips
- impinges
- brushes
- sweeps
- bounces
- kisses
- nudges
- touches
- contacts
- pushes
- grazes
- lands
- ricochets
- shaves
- rebounds
- skims
- caroms
- clunks
- jostles
- presses
- bulldozes
- muscles
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- misses
- skirts
2
as in hits
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner that car just swiped the fender of our car Synonyms & Similar Words
- slaps
- hits
- punches
- smacks
- knocks
- slams
- whacks
- claps
- bangs
- strikes
- pounds
- clips
- taps
- jabs
- swats
- pokes
- licks
- bashes
- cracks
- kicks
- thwacks
- shoves
- thumps
- bats
- flicks
- nails
- stabs
- zaps
- hammers
- bops
- bludgeons
- pushes
- strokes
- boxes
- raps
- smites
- biffs
- wallops
- tags
- chops
- pastes
- bobs
- socks
- clouts
- slugs
- bonks
- bumps
- clocks
- clobbers
- busts
- slashes
- belts
- slogs
- whales
- mauls
- beats
- scuffs
- stamps
- bunts
- jostles
- lashes
- batters
- hangs one on
- buffets
- cuffs
- mangles
- pummels
- pelts
- roughs
- dumps
- peppers
- prods
- whips
- knees
- switches
- laces
- drubs
- butts
- lambasts
- lambastes
- bungs
- pommels
- creams
- decks
- flails
- levels
- spears
- thrashes
- sledgehammers
- cudgels
- saps
- knocks down
- conks
- clubs
- floors
- fells
- beans
- sucker punches
- canes
- skulls
- flogs
- brains
- sledges
- rabbit-punches
- bowls (down or over)
3
as in steals
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep somebody swiped the stop sign that used to be on the corner left his phone at the library and it got swiped Synonyms & Similar Words
- steals
- lifts
- grabs
- pilfers
- snatches
- pinches
- filches
- nips
- pockets
- thieves
- purloins
- nicks
- hooks
- robs
- rips off
- appropriates
- heists
- snitches
- takes
- misappropriates
- picks
- hijacks
- boosts
- walks off with
- plunders
- loots
- seizes
- sacks
- pillages
- runs off with
- knocks over
- burglarizes
- shoplifts
- makes away with
- grasps
- poaches
- highjacks
- makes off with
- nails
- rustles
- rifles
- carjacks
- kidnaps
- mooches
- abducts
- collars
- sponges
- spirits
- shanghais
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- purchases
- buys
- gives
- presents
- bestows
- contributes
- donates
- hands over