clout vs swipe

clout

noun
  • A blow with the hand. 

  • A clout nail. 

  • The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head. 

  • Influence or effectiveness, especially political. 

  • A home run. 

verb
  • To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout. 

  • To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole. 

  • To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree. 

  • To hit, especially with the fist. 

  • To join or patch clumsily. 

swipe

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

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

  • A rough guess; an estimate or swag. 

  • An attack, insult or critical remark. 

  • An act of passing a swipecard through a card reader. 

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

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

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

  • To steal or snatch. 

  • To strike with a strong blow in a sweeping motion. 

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

  • To grab or bat quickly. 

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