Bash vs Swipe - What's the difference?
bash | swipe |
To strike heavily.
To collide.
To criticize harshly.
A large party; gala event.
An attack that consists of placing all one's weight into a downward attack with one's fists.
To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.
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To steal or snatch.
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To scan or register by sliding something through a reader.
To grab or bat quickly.
(countable) A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; A sweep.
(countable) A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.
(countable, informal) A rough guess; an estimate or swag.
(uncountable) Poor, weak beer; small beer.
As an acronym bash
is (computing) name of the (the "shell") for unix-like operating system.As a verb swipe is
to steal or snatch.As a noun swipe is
(countable) a quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep.bash
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), akin to Swedish .Verb
(es)Noun
(es)- They had a big bash to celebrate their tenth anniversary.
Derived terms
* bashmentEtymology 2
From (etyl) (m), (m). See (abash).Verb
- His countenance was bold and bashed not.
Anagrams
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swipe
English
Verb
(swip)- Hey! Who swiped my lunch?
- "Maybe I could swipe some Tintex from the five-and-dime."
- He swiped his card at the door.
- The cat swiped at the shoelace.
Noun
- Take a swipe at the answer, even if you're not sure.