Word.ws English Dictionary

swipes

/swaɪps/

swipes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swipe.

swipes is the plural of swipe.

Meaning of swipe

Verb

swipe (third-person singular simple present swipes, present participle swiping, simple past and past participle swiped)

  1. (intransitive) To grab or bat quickly.
    • The cat swiped at the shoelace.
  2. (transitive) To strike with a strong blow in a sweeping motion.
  3. (transitive) To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.
    • He swiped his card at the door.
  4. (intransitive, transitive) To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.
    • Swipe left to hide the toolbar.
  5. (informal, transitive) To swipe right on (someone) on a dating application.
    • Zac Efron needs a date. […] But would the actor resort to apps to find a partner? Joking, he said, “Amazingly, when I signed up for Tinder, nobody swiped me! They thought it was fake … That never happened.”2016 August 2, Lindsay Kimble, “Zac Efron Opens Up About His Dating Woes and Jokes: 'When I Signed Up for Tinder, Nobody Swiped Me!'”, in People
  6. (informal, transitive) To steal or snatch.
    • Hey! Who swiped my lunch?

See all 15 meanings of swipe

Noun

swipes (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of swipe (“poor, weak beer or other alcoholic beverage”).
    Synonyms:
    swipe

Synonyms of swipes

Phrases with swipes

Words that rhyme with swipes

Questions about swipes

What does swipes mean?
Swipes means synonym of swipe (“poor, weak beer or other alcoholic beverage”).
What is swipes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Swipes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of swipe.
What part of speech is swipes?
Swipes is a noun.
How do you pronounce swipes?
Swipes is pronounced /swaɪps/.

Words near swipes in the dictionary

  1. swiped
  2. swiped left
  3. swiped right
  4. swiper
  5. swipers
  6. swipes
  7. swipes left
  8. swipes right
  9. swipey
  10. swiping
  11. swiping left

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: swipes (page history and authors); swipe (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “swipes.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/swipes. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.