Swipe

What “Swipe” means

Verb

1. To grab or bat quickly.
2. To strike with a strong blow in a sweeping motion.
3. To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.
4. To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.
5. To swipe right on (someone) on a dating application.

Noun

1. A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep.
2. A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.
3. An act of interacting with a touch screen by drawing the finger rapidly across it.
4. An act of passing a swipecard through a card reader.
5. A rough guess; an estimate or swag.

Where the word comes from

From earlier swip (with a short vowel), from Middle English swippen, swype (“to move violently”), from Old English sweopian, swipian, swippan (“to scourge, strike, beat, lash”), from Proto-West Germanic *swippjan, *swipōn, *swipēn, from Proto-Germanic *swipōną, *swipjaną, *swipāną (“to move”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyb- (“to bend, sway, swing, sweep, swerve, turn”). Cognate with German schwippen (“sway back and forth”), Danish svippe (“to smack; crack a whip”), Icelandic svipa (“riding crop, whip”). Related to sweep, swoop.

Business name ideas with “Swipe”

Industries where “Swipe” fits

We suggest this word for 3 business types and industries, including:

• Mobile App Studio
• Payment Processing Company
• Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities