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swipes

/swaɪps/

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

Examples :

"The cat made playful swipes at the dangling toy mouse. "
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Related Words

Illustration baseball

baseball noun

/ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/ /ˈbeɪs.bɑl/

A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and Japan, in which the object is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.

"My brother loves baseball, and he practices hitting every day after school. "

Illustration opponents

opponents noun

/əˈpoʊnənts/ /əˈpoʊnɛnts/

One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.

"During the crackdown, many opponents of the regime were arrested."

Illustration practice

practice noun

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."

Illustration dangling

dangling verb

/ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ(ɡ)/

To hang loosely with the ability to swing.

"His feet would dangle in the water."

Illustration attendance

attendance noun

/əˈtɛn.dəns/

The state of attending; presence or waiting upon.

"Attendance at the meeting is required."

Illustration interacting

interacting verb

/ˌɪntəˈræktɪŋ/ /ˌɪnɾəˈræktɪŋ/

To act upon each other.

"The students are interacting with each other during the group project. "

Illustration sweeping

sweeping verb

/ˈswiːpɪŋ/

To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.

"to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney"

Illustration navigate

navigate verb

/ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/

To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.

"He navigated the bomber to the Ruhr."

Illustration alcoholic

alcoholic noun

/ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/ /ˌælkəˈhɔlɪk/ /ˌælkəˈhɑlɪk/

A person addicted to alcohol.

"After years of struggling with addiction, he finally admitted he was an alcoholic and sought help. "

Illustration swipecard

swipecard noun

/ˈswaɪpˌkɑrd/ /ˈswaɪpˌkɑːrd/

A plastic card (keycard, bank card, membership card etc.) with a magnetic stripe containing coded data, that is swiped through a reader.

"She used her swipecard to enter the office building. "

Illustration requires

requires verb

/ɹɪˈkwaɪəz/ /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹz/

To ask (someone) for something; to request.

"The teacher requires students to submit their essays by Friday. "

Illustration politician

politician noun

/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪʃ.ən/ /pɑl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/

One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.

"The politician spoke at the school assembly about the importance of community involvement. "