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He may be president, but he still comes home and swipes my socks.
Joseph P. Kennedy

Meaning of "swipes" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SWIPES

Probably related to sweep.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SWIPES

swipes  [swaɪps] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWIPES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Swipes is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SWIPES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of swipes in the English dictionary

The definition of swipes in the dictionary is beer, esp when poor or weak.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWIPES


apocalypse
əˈpɒkəlɪps
bagpipes
ˈbæɡˌpaɪps
clips
ˈklɪps
cripes
kraɪps
drainpipes
ˈdreɪnˌpaɪps
drapes
dreɪps
eclipse
ɪˈklɪps
ellipse
ɪˈlɪps
forceps
ˈfɔːsɪps
gapes
ɡeɪps
grapes
ɡreɪps
grips
ˈɡrɪps
MIPS
mɪps
panpipes
ˈpænˌpaɪps
Phillips
ˈfɪlɪps
pipes
paɪps
snips
snɪps
stovepipes
ˈstəʊvˌpaɪps
tripes
ˈtraɪps
whips
wɪps

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWIPES

swingy
swinish
swinishly
swinishness
swink
swinker
Swinney
swipe
swipe card
swiper
swipey
swiple
swipple
swire
swirl
swirling
swirlingly
swirly
swish
swisher

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWIPES

editiones principes
forcipes
Irish pipes
Pan pipes
Stars and Stripes
stipes
talipes
the pipes
the Stars and Stripes
uillean pipes
union pipes
yipes
zebra stripes

Synonyms and antonyms of swipes in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SWIPES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «swipes» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of swipes

Translation of «swipes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWIPES

Find out the translation of swipes to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of swipes from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «swipes» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

刷卡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

golpetazos
570 millions of speakers

English

swipes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

swipes
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضربات الشديدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пойло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

furtos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সোয়াইপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

frottis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Swipes
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Seitenhiebe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気の抜けたビール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

와이프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Swipes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

swipes
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்வைப்களில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वाइप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ucuz bira
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fendenti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wymazy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пійло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

swipes
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

swipes
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dunbier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

swipes
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

swipes
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of swipes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWIPES»

The term «swipes» is regularly used and occupies the 61.529 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWIPES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about swipes

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2 QUOTES WITH «SWIPES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word swipes.
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Joseph P. Kennedy
He may be president, but he still comes home and swipes my socks.
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Simon Rich
I try not to write jokes that are mean. I try my best to write jokes that are pretty universal and jokes that don't attack anyone. I know I often fall short of that and end up taking unfair swipes at people, but I try not to.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWIPES»

Discover the use of swipes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swipes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gripes, Swipes and Giggles: More Stuff Wrote When Smote
In this new collection of poems, essays and stories Killam is quick to evoke tears, pathos, laughter; -----to preach or to ridicule; ----- but above all to entertain.
David Killam, 2012
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Exchange no robbery, a comedy
[Aside, going towards Mrs. Swipes.] He doesn't recognize my features : how little in comparison is he altered ! Swipes. [Advancing to his wife.] This gentleman has called with Mr. Cranberry, who has gone away again ; — he wants you to ...
Theodore Edward Hook, 1825
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McGuffey's Rhetorical Guide, Or, Fifth Reader of the ...
Swipes, Ay, ay, by the sweat of your brow, as better people are obliged to. You would make a fine brewer's boy, if you were not too old. Cur. Ay, or a saddler's lackey, if held with a tight rein. Frank. Gentlemen, your remarks imply that my aunt  ...
William Holmes McGuffey, 1844
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McGuffey's Newly Revised Rhetorical Guide, Or, Fifth Reader ...
Swipes. Ay, ay, by the sweat of your brow, as better people are obliged to. You would make a fine brewer's boy, if you were not too old. Cur. Ay, or a saddler's + lackey, if held with a tight rein. Frank. Gentlemen, your remarks imply that my aunt  ...
William Holmes McGuffey, 1853
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Workforce Asset Management Book of Knowledge
Again, assume a hypothetical example in which employees are denied breaks. Our first professional tallies the number ofincidents ofmissed rest break swipes ( from the available time swipe data) for all employees and concludes that missing  ...
Lisa Disselkamp, 2013
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Rhetorical Dialogues: Or, Dramatic Selections for the Use of ...
shown himself unworthy of my bounty, and incapable of man- aging my large estate, I do hereby give and bequeath all my houses, farms, stocks, bonds, moneys, and property, both personal and real, to my dear cousins, Samuel Swipes, ...
‎1839
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Kid Soldier
“Get up,” Swipes whispered into his ear. Richard rolled over, having no intention of participating in a card game at this time of night. But Swipes wouldn't let him rest. “Aren't youtired of being grubby,” he said, shaking Richard's shoulder. “Jack  ...
Jennifer Maruno, 2013
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Beginning iOS 6 Development: Exploring the iOS SDK
The team that brought you the bestselling Beginning iPhone Development is back again for Beginning iOS 6 Development, bringing this definitive guide up-to-date with Apple's latest and greatest iOS 6 SDK, as well as with the latest version ...
David Mark, Jack Nutting, Jeff LaMarche, 2013
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Tess of the Storm Country
There goes Swipes again in the snow. Get up, fool, here's the 'Captain.'" "To—to the devil with the 'Captain,'" muttered Swipes. But Dan's next sentence completely awoke the senses of all save Swipes. He only grasped it dimly through the ...
Grace Miller White, 2009
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Right on Target: Taking Dog Training to a New Level
Wait for multiple foot swipes. Do not mark and treat the first swipe. Alternate between one and two swipes for ten repetitions. 10. Bounce around three swipes, generally doing more “easy” (one or two swipes) than “hard” (three or four swipes ) ...
Mandy Book, Cheryl S. Smith, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWIPES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swipes is used in the context of the following news items.
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VIDEO: Teen Swipes iPad From 4-Year-Old Kid Who Is Watching …
A brazen thief tried to take a little off the top at a Florida salon, swiping an iPad from a 4-year-old boy who was watching cartoons there, according to police and ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
2
Police: Burglar swipes $17K in electronics from school
Police are looking for the burglar who broke into a west Philadelphia school and made off with more than $17,000 in electronics. Authorities say it happened ... «WPXI Pittsburgh, Jun 15»
3
CSU student creates program that puts leftover meal swipes to use
Lindsey Paricio is a first-year chemistry student at Colorado State University who does not utilize all of her weekly meal swipes, which sparked her interest to ... «Rocky Mountain Collegian, Apr 15»
4
Tinder Swipes Right On Video Ads To Launch A New Bud Light …
This time, the brand is recruiting the 1,000 temporary residents of Whatever, USA 2015 (location yet to be announced) by asking Tinder users to "swipe right" on ... «Co.Create, Apr 15»
5
Swipes is one of the most beautiful task managers we've ever seen
With Swipes you can plan your day on a timeline. If you don't have time to do something right now you can easily snooze it for later. As the name suggests, the ... «Phandroid.com, Mar 15»
6
Swipes now available to solve your productivity needs on Android
Swipes sounds like something you would use to wipe your hands clean, but in fact can become your best friend when it comes to simple but effective to-do lists. «Android Community, Mar 15»
7
Tinder angers swipe-happy users
To incentivize users to upgrade, Tinder has also introduced a limit on how many swipes right or "likes" are allowed within a certain time frame. Once that's ... «CNNMoney, Mar 15»
8
Tinder Tests Limited Right Swipes
The company is rolling out a beta feature for Tinder Plus called “Unlimited Likes”. Obviously, unlimited likes is already a free feature on Tinder, but the 'Bouncer' ... «TechCrunch, Feb 15»
9
MasterCard to lift hold on US credit card swipes in Cuba
Citing new guidance from the U.S. Department of Treasury, MasterCard said it would begin processing swipes by U.S. card holders in Cuba beginning March 1. «azcentral.com, Jan 15»
10
Shoplifter swipes $2K in 'BLING' from Victoria's Secret
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Chesapeake police say a woman shoplifted thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from Victoria's Secret last month. «WAVY-TV, Jan 15»

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