Swipe vs Slash - What's the difference?
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In lang=en terms the difference between swipe and slash is that swipe is to grab or bat quickly while slash is to reduce sharply. As verbs the difference between swipe and slash is that swipe is to steal or snatch while slash is to cut violently across something with a blade such as knife, sword, scythe, etc. As nouns the difference between swipe and slash is that swipe is (countable) a quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep while slash is a swift cut with a blade, particularly with fighting weapons as a sword, saber, knife etc. As a conjunction slash is .
swipe English
Verb
( swip)
To steal or snatch.
- Hey! Who swiped my lunch?
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- "Maybe I could swipe some Tintex from the five-and-dime."
To scan or register by sliding something through a reader.
- He swiped his card at the door.
To grab or bat quickly.
- The cat swiped at the shoelace.
Noun
(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.
- Take a swipe at the answer, even if you're not sure.
(uncountable) Poor, weak beer; small beer.
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slash English
Noun
( es)
A swift cut with a blade, particularly with fighting weapons as a sword, saber, knife etc.
A swift striking movement.
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The symbol , also called diagonal, separatrix, shilling mark, solidus, stroke, virgule. Also sometimes known as a forward slash, particularly in computing.
(British, slang) A pee, a trip to the toilet to urinate
- Excuse me, I need to take a slash
Slash fiction.
* 2013 , Katherine Arcement, "Diary", London Review of Books , vol. 35, no. 5:
- Comments merely allow readers to proclaim themselves mortally offended by the content of a story, despite having been warned in large block letters of INCEST or SLASH (any kind of sex between two men or two women: the term originated with the Kirk/Spock pairing – it described the literal slash between their names).
(vulgar, slang) The female genitalia
(ice hockey) A quick and hard lateral strike with a hockey stick, usually across the arms or legs.
(US, dialect) swampy or wet lands overgrown with bushes
- (Bartlett)
(forestry) Coarse, fine woody debris generated during logging operations or through wind, snow, etc.
- Slash generated during logging operations may increase fire hazard.
(fashion) An opening in an item of clothing to show skin or a contrasting fabric underneath.
Derived terms
* backslash
* foreslash
* forward slash
* frontslash
* front slash
* slashable
* slashy
Verb
( es)
To cut violently across something with a blade such as knife, sword, scythe, etc.
(ice hockey) to strike laterally with a hockey stick. usually across the legs or arms
to reduce sharply
- Iran on Thursday called on OPEC to slash output by 2 million barrels per day.
- The department store slashed its prices to attract customers.
To lash with a whip.
- (King)
To crack or snap (e.g. a whip).
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Derived terms
slash pile
Conjunction
( English Conjunctions)
- I'm a teacher slash student.
- I think I'm having hallucinations slash someone is playing tricks on me
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