Need another word that means the same as “swipe”? Find 32 synonyms and 30 related words for “swipe” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Swipe” are: abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, strike, swing, hit, slap, cuff, lash out, steal, thieve, take, snatch, help oneself to, appropriate, shoplift, stroke, brush, clip
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “swipe” as a noun can have the following definitions:
brush | The act of brushing your hair. He gave the seat a brush. |
clip | A clip for holding banknotes. A gilt clip fastened her hair. |
cuff | Handcuffs. A red dress with a white lace collar and cuffs. |
hit | An instance of striking or being struck. He was the director of many big hits. |
slap | A sound made or as if made by a slap. She heard the slap of water against the harbour wall. |
strike | A pitch that passes through the strike zone. Dockers voted for an all out strike. |
swing | A period of time spent swinging back and forth on a seat suspended by ropes or chains. The flaws in his swing weren t evident when he was an amateur. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “swipe” as a verb can have the following definitions:
abstract | Give an abstract of. Let s abstract away from this particular example. |
appropriate | Take (something) for one’s own use, typically without the owner’s permission. The accused had appropriated the property. |
cabbage | Make off with belongings of others. |
cuff | Secure with handcuffs. The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime. |
filch | Make off with belongings of others. They filched milk off morning doorsteps. |
help oneself to | Improve; change for the better. |
hit | Score a run or point by hitting a ball with a bat racket stick etc. The area has been badly hit by pit closures. |
hook | Fasten with a hook. I was hooked by John s radical zeal. |
lash out | Strike as if by whipping. |
lift | Make audible. The new law lifted many people from poverty. |
nobble | Seize or accost (someone. He intended to nobble Rose s money. |
pilfer | Make off with belongings of others. She produced the handful of coins she had managed to pilfer. |
pinch | Irritate as if by a nip pinch or tear. Aunt Rose pinched her thin lips together. |
purloin | Steal (something. He must have managed to purloin a copy of the key. |
shoplift | Steal in a store. She was caught shoplifting a pair of shoes. |
slap | Hit against or into something with the sound of something being slapped. My sister slapped my face. |
snarf | Eat or drink quickly or greedily. They snarfed up frozen yogurt. |
sneak | Do or obtain (something) in a stealthy or furtive way. He sneaks up on us slyly. |
steal | Move stealthily. A delicious languor was stealing over her. |
strike | Undertake strike action against an employer. He raised his hand as if to strike me. |
swing | Move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner. Swing a bat. |
take | Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs. He leaned forward to take her hand. |
thieve | Be a thief; steal something. The students have been thieving my favourite art books. |
bait | Lure entice or entrap with bait. Fishing with live baits. |
bang | Leap jerk bang. A nasty bang on the head. |
bat | A person batting especially in cricket a batsman. Who s batting. |
brad | Fasten with brads. |
dab | Apply (a substance) with light quick strokes. She licked a dab of chocolate from her finger. |
encouraged | Inspired with confidence. |
entice | Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion. The treat is offered to entice the dog to eat. |
filch | Pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value) in a casual way. They filched milk off morning doorsteps. |
finger | Play a passage with a particular sequence of positions of the fingers. I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons. |
fingernail | The nail at the end of a finger. |
flail | A device similar to a flail used as a weapon or for flogging. Her arms were flailing. |
gesticulate | Use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words. They were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down. |
gesture | Make a gesture. A gesture of defiance. |
hand | Operated by or held in the hand. Hand in the main. |
hook | Attach or fasten with a hook or hooks. His opponent hooked him badly. |
inviting | Offering the promise of an attractive or enjoyable experience. The sea down there looks so inviting. |
pilfer | Steal (things of little value. No system is proof against pilfering if people are determined enough. |
purloin | Make off with belongings of others. He must have managed to purloin a copy of the key. |
reel | Music composed for dancing a reel. The two reeled out of the bar arm in arm. |
rob | Deprive someone of (something needed or deserved. She was robbed of her handbag. |
shop | Shop around not necessarily buying. She shopped her husband to bosses for taking tools home. |
sitting | (of an animal or bird) not running or flying. He read the mystery at one sitting. |
slap | Hit against or into something with the sound of something being slapped. My sister slapped my face. |
sneak | Someone who prowls or sneaks about usually with unlawful intentions. He sneaks up on us slyly. |
steal | An act of stealing something. The chorus is a steal from The Smiths London. |
strike | A pitch that passes through the strike zone. Small conifers will strike from cuttings. |
talon | An ogee moulding. The mouse wouldn t have stood much chance against the peregrine s talons. |
theft | The action or crime of stealing. The latest theft happened at a garage. |
thrash | A violent or noisy movement of beating or thrashing. The system is thrashing again. |
transgression | The act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle. I ll be keeping an eye out for further transgressions. |
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