Swap vs. Swipe

By Jaxson

  • Swap (verb)

    To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).

    “exchange|switch|trade”

  • Swap (verb)

    To hit, to strike.

  • Swap (verb)

    To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping flap.

  • Swap (verb)

    To fall; to rush hastily or violently.

  • Swap (noun)

    An exchange of two comparable things.

    “quote-book|lang=en|1819|{{w|Sir Walter Scott|w|Tales of My Landlord|section=The Bride of Lammermoor|passage=I e’en changed it, as occasion served, with the skippers o’ Dutch luggers and French vessels, for gin and brandy… a gude swap too, between what cheereth the soul of man and that which dingeth it clean out of his body}}”

  • Swap (noun)

    A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.

  • Swap (noun)

    Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.

    “How much swap do you need?”

  • Swap (noun)

    A blow; a stroke.

  • Swipe (verb)

    To grab or bat quickly.

    “The cat swiped at the shoelace.”

  • Swipe (verb)

    To strike with a strong blow in a sweeping motion.

  • Swipe (verb)

    To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.

    “He swiped his card at the door.”

  • Swipe (verb)

    To interact with a touch screen by drawing one’s finger rapidly across it.

    “Swipe left to hide the toolbar.”

  • Swipe (verb)

    To draw (one’s finger) rapidly across a touch screen.

  • Swipe (verb)

    To steal or snatch.

    “Hey! Who swiped my lunch?”

  • Swipe (noun)

    A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep.

  • Swipe (noun)

    A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.

  • Swipe (noun)

    An act of interacting with a touch screen by drawing the finger rapidly across it.

  • Swipe (noun)

    An act of passing a swipecard through a card reader.

  • Swipe (noun)

    A rough guess; an estimate or swag.

    “Take a swipe at the answer, even if you’re not sure.”

  • Swipe (noun)

    An attack, insult or critical remark.

    “The politician took a swipe at his opponents.”

  • Swipe (noun)

    Poor, weak beer or other inferior alcoholic beverage; rotgut.

    “swipes”

Wiktionary
  • Swap (verb)

    take part in an exchange of

    “we swapped phone numbers”

    “I’d swap places with you any day”

    “I was wondering if you’d like to swap with me”

  • Swap (verb)

    give (one thing) and receive something else in exchange

    “swap one of your sandwiches for a cheese and pickle?”

  • Swap (verb)

    substitute (one thing) for another

    “I swapped my busy life in London for a peaceful village retreat”

  • Swap (noun)

    an act of exchanging one thing for another

    “let’s do a swap”

  • Swap (noun)

    a thing that has been or may be given in exchange for something else

    “I’ve got one already, but I’ll keep this as a swap”

  • Swap (noun)

    an exchange of liabilities between two borrowers, either so that each acquires access to funds in a currency they need or so that a fixed interest rate is exchanged for a floating rate.

Oxford Dictionary
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