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rip vs swipe

swipe vs rip

rip and swipe both are nouns.

rip and swipe both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rip Yes No Yes No
swipe Yes No Yes No
As verbs, swipe is a hyponym of rip; that is, swipe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rip:
  • rip: take without the owner's consent
  • swipe: make off with belongings of others
Other hyponyms of rip include abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, lift, rustle, shoplift, pirate, lift, plagiarise, plagiarize, bag, pocket, defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate, rob, cop, glom, hook, knock off, snitch, thieve, walk off, hustle, pluck, roll, loot, plunder, burglarise, burglarize, burgle, heist.
rip (noun) swipe (noun)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something a sweeping stroke or blow
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
a dissolute man in fashionable society
rip (verb) swipe (verb)
criticize or abuse strongly and violently strike with a swiping motion
tear or be torn violently make off with belongings of others
cut (wood) along the grain
move precipitously or violently
take without the owner's consent
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