gaffle vs swipe

gaffle

verb
  • To grab or seize 

  • To arrest for criminal activity. 

  • To steal 

  • To equip with a gaffle or similar weapon. 

  • To talk without a purpose, usually about inane or pointless topics; to babble. 

  • To get hold of, to find. 

  • To swindle or bully (someone) 

noun
  • A steel spur attached to a gamecock (sometimes used figuratively). 

  • A portable fork of iron or wood in which the heavy musket formerly in use was rested that it might be accurately aimed and fired. 

swipe

verb
  • To steal or snatch. 

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

  • 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. 

noun
  • 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. 

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

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