Word Finder - swipe

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A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep.

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A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.

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An act of interacting with a touch screen by drawing the finger rapidly across it.

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An act of passing a swipecard through a card reader.

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A rough guess; an estimate or swag.

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Take a swipe at the answer, even if you're not sure.

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An attack, insult or critical remark.

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The politician took a swipe at his opponents.

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Poor, weak beer or other inferior alcoholic beverage; rotgut.

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To grab or bat quickly.

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The cat swiped at the shoelace.

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To strike with a strong blow in a sweeping motion.

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To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.

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He swiped his card at the door.

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To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.

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Swipe left to hide the toolbar.

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To draw (one's finger) rapidly across a touch screen.

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To steal or snatch.

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Hey! Who swiped my lunch?

And when could she swipe 'em?

Swipe your thumb over it once, and it stuns.

One swipe of the brush was enough for me to see visible length and slight curl.

This is great because it means that you can make quick touch-ups, especially when pressed for time, with just a quick swipe of your fingers.

Here, you can use just a quick swipe of gloss for your current look, or you can fill the lips in with liner (for staying power) and then top with gloss for a terrific shine.

In the kit, you'll find swabs, which you will use to swipe the inside of your cheek.

You can either swipe with your sword or send a lovely glowing fireball off toward the enemy.

Electronic registers, swipe cards and truancy patrols improve registration.

Kylie reportedly took a swipe at the 22-year-old 's raunchy videos.

If your eyelashes are black, then swipe on a coat or two of black mascara.

And though you can get away with a quick swipe of eyeliner or eye shadow during the day, consider using a combination of the two for your ultimate evening look.

Depending on your arrival time, you may swipe your ticket card in the FASTPASS machine and receive the time slot you have reserved (generally a 30 to 60 minute window of time).

For example, you can swing the controller to nail a drive in Mario Golf, or give it a swipe to control Link's sword in The Legend of Zelda.

Well, a few years ago Verant and Sony took a little swipe at the celluloid folks - they ran a series of Everquest trailers in movie theatres around the country.

Swipe to the app screen where the app you want to delete is located.

Also known as a Baby Swipe, breakdancing choreography for the two step involves hopping with a crouched leg while taking your other (straightened) leg and swinging it around.

Once a customer's data is input, all it takes is a quick swipe of a finger to complete future transactions.

The petite woman started to run, ignoring the demons that swiped at her with talons large enough to take off her head with one swipe.  She seemed immune to the demons' strikes.  They fell away, as if hitting an invisible shield.  The bizarre display drew more than Katie and Toby's attention.  A ripple went through the demons, and they turned to watch the tiny woman sprinting towards them with flashing blue eyes.

Swipe extra sales with electronic top ups E-Top Ups can earn you excellent commission and increase footfall for your business.

Cult comedy troop Broken Lizard takes a swipe at the slasher flick, mixing in their own unique sense of humor.

Also had a swipe at a Lada open door it just shut in time.

As a satirical swipe at the news media in the US, Victory takes no prisoners.

A quick swipe with a wet sponge is all the maintenance required.

Electronic safes may also come with card swipe access system.

University cards must be accredited before they will work at a door swipe connected to the central security system.

With one swift swipe Nols expertly kills the bullock and tears out its still pulsating heart.

These are operated by swipe card readers, for which you will need an ID card.

The cards also need to be compatible with our swipe door entry system, which uses Hi Co cards.

There is a swipe card access door, with a telephone for visitors.

Siamese cats love to play, but when they want to stop playing they generally give a warning swipe with sheathed claws.

Clerks at Walmart and Sam's Club locations can also swipe gift cards to find out the available balance.

There is unusual text printed on the kiosk near the area where you would swipe your card.

He or she will then swipe your card and load the funds.

When you swipe your card in the machine, you will be able to check your current balance and add funds.

You can just type in the number over the Web or swipe them at the checkout counter.

After swiping your card once, some unscrupulous cashiers, food servers and bartenders use a small, handheld device to swipe it again.

If someone requests to swipe your card, watch carefully.

Present the card for payment and sign for the purchase or swipe the card at a terminal for payment.

Make sure you choose a foundation that matches your tanned skin tone always check your jaw line with a swipe of color first.

So, a quick swipe with eye makeup remover did the trick, without any hassle.

Instead, I learned to lightly swipe the blush brush into a very small amount of the bronzer and then gently sweep on my skin.

I saw how just a swipe of eye shadow and a bit of lip color made someone really look confident, stand taller and just feel better about themselves.

Liquisolid compact makeup saves you primping time, as it reduces facial flaws in one easy swipe of the sponge.

Between colors and clients, swipe the brush on the napkin.

Non-greasy and exceptionally gentle, it smoothes over the eyes and removes everything in a single swipe.

In a swipe or two, everything should be gone.

A swipe across each lid would easily add a flash of color to the lids.

This look calls for a swipe of lip stain or lipstick applied with a finger.

First, you can election to leave the mouth bare with just a quick swipe of lip balm or Vaseline.

If you don't have a lot of time to spend on your lips, swipe a pale color across your lips and follow up with lip gloss.