Swipe vs Swine - What's the difference?
swipe | swine |
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.
Any of various omnivorous, even-toed ungulates of the family Suidae.
(pejorative) A contemptible person .
(slang, derogatory) A police officer; a "pig".
(archaic) English plurals
As nouns the difference between swipe and swine
is that swipe is (countable) a quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep while swine is any of various omnivorous, even-toed ungulates of the family suidae.As a verb swipe
is to steal or snatch.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.
