Swipe vs Purloin - What's the difference?
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To steal or snatch.
* 1968 , , 00:48:18:
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.
To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
* Milton
* {{quote-book
, year=1900
, author=One Who Was in It
, title=Kruger's Secret Service
, chapter=8
, pages=168-169
, passage=Probably my acquaintance, Mr Blank, therefore, would have been able, if he had so wished to do, to purloin the papers which he mentioned.}}
To commit theft; to thieve.
* {{quote-book
, year=2006 [1622]
, author=William Gouge
, title=Of Domestical Duties
, isbn=1430309598
, page=454
, passage=The Apostle expressly forbiddeth servants to purloin (Titus 2:10).}}
Swipe is a related term of purloin.
In lang=en terms the difference between swipe and purloin
is that swipe is to grab or bat quickly while purloin is to commit theft; to thieve.As verbs the difference between swipe and purloin
is that swipe is to steal or snatch while purloin is to take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.As a noun swipe
is (countable) a quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep.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.
Anagrams
*purloin
English
Verb
(en verb)- Had from his wakeful custody purloined / The guarded gold.
