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swipe

To move your finger across a screen, or to hit.

Meanings of «swipe»

1 · verb

to move something with a quick sliding motion, especially on a screen

She swipes her finger across the screen to unlock her phone.

2 · verb

to hit someone or something with a swinging motion

The boxer swipes at his opponent but misses.

Similar: strikeswing athit

3 · verb

to steal something quickly and secretly

Someone swiped my pen from the desk.

Similar: stealtakepinch

Translation

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«swipe» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
DE Deutsch
ES Español
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FR Français
HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
VI Tiếng Việt

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to move your finger across a screen, or to hit