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swi ng vo te (swing votes ) N‑COUNT In a situation when people are about to vote, the swing vote is used to talk about the vote of a person or group which is difficult to predict and which will be important in deciding the result. [mainly AM , JOURNALISM ] □  …a Democrat who holds the swing vote on the committee.

swi ng vo t|er (swing voters ) N‑COUNT A swing voter is a person who is not a firm supporter of any political party, and whose vote in an election is difficult to predict. [AM ] in BRIT, use floating voter

swipe /swa I p/ (swipes , swiping , swiped )

1 VERB If you swipe at a person or thing, you try to hit them with a stick or other object, making a swinging movement with your arm. □ [V + at ] She swiped at Rusty as though he was a fly. □ [V n] He swiped me across the shoulder with the poker. ● N‑COUNT Swipe is also a noun. □  He took a swipe at Andrew that deposited him on the floor.

2 VERB If you swipe something, you steal it quickly. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n] Five soldiers were each fined £140 for swiping a wheelchair from a disabled tourist.

3 N‑COUNT If you take a swipe at a person or an organization, you criticize them, usually in an indirect way. □  In a swipe at the President, he called for an end to 'begging for aid around the world'.

4 VERB If you swipe a credit card or swipe card through a machine, you pass it through a narrow space in the machine so that the machine can read information on the card's magnetic strip. □ [V n + through ] Swipe your card through the phone, then dial. [Also V n]

5 VERB If you swipe , you move your finger across the screen of a phone or computer in order to give it an instruction. □ [V adv] Swipe right to answer the call, or swipe left to dismiss the call. □ [V n] Swipe the screen to unlock.

swi pe card (swipe cards ) also swipecard N‑COUNT A swipe card is a plastic card with a magnetic strip on it which contains information that can be read or transferred by passing the card through a special machine. □  They use a swipe card to go in and out of their offices.

swirl /swɜː ^r l/ (swirls , swirling , swirled ) VERB If you swirl something liquid or flowing, or if it swirls , it moves round and round quickly. □ [V n] She smiled, swirling the drink in her glass. □ [V prep/adv] The black water swirled around his legs, reaching almost to his knees. □ [V n prep] She swirled the ice-cold liquid around her mouth. □ [V -ing] …Carmen with her swirling gypsy skirts. [Also V n with adv, V ] ● N‑COUNT Swirl is also a noun. □ [+ of ] …small swirls of chocolate cream. □ [+ of ] The helicopter landed in a swirl of dust.

swish /sw I ʃ/ (swishes , swishing , swished , swisher , swishest )

1 VERB If something swishes or if you swish it, it moves quickly through the air, making a soft sound. □ [V adv/prep] A car swished by heading for the coast. □ [V n prep/adv] He swished his cape around his shoulders. □ [V -ing] He heard a swishing sound. ● N‑COUNT Swish is also a noun. □ [+ of ] She turned with a swish of her skirt.

2 ADJ If you describe something as swish , you mean that it is smart and fashionable. [BRIT , INFORMAL , OLD-FASHIONED ] □  …a swish cocktail bar.

Swiss /sw I s/ (Swiss )

1 ADJ Swiss means belonging or relating to Switzerland, or to its people or culture.

2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] The Swiss are the people of Switzerland.

Swi ss chee se (Swiss cheeses ) N‑VAR Swiss cheese is hard cheese with holes in it.

swi ss ro ll (swiss rolls ) also swiss-roll N‑VAR A swiss roll is a cylindrical cake made from a thin flat sponge which is covered with jam or cream on one side, then rolled up. [BRIT ] in AM, use jelly roll