swipe Definition
swipe (swīp)
noun
- a lever or handle
- Informal
- a hard, sweeping blow
- a sweeping motion give the table a swipe with a rag
- Informal a groom for horses, esp. at a racetrack
Etymology: prob. var. of sweep
transitive verb swiped, swip′·ing
- Informal
- to hit with a hard, sweeping blow
- to wipe with a sweeping motion
- ☆ Slang to steal; pilfer
- to pass (a credit card or other magnetically encoded card) across or through an electronic device that reads it
Etymology: < ? ON svipa, to whip, make a swift motion, akin to swoop
intransitive verb
to make a sweeping blow, stroke, or motion
swipe Usage Examples
Object
card: You get in by swiping a card through a reader attached to the frame.
Converse of object
- take: Cult comedy troop Broken Lizard takes a swipe at the slasher flick, mixing in their own unique sense of humor.
- make: They will soak up the impact of any vicious swipes made by your school.
- have: Also had a swipe at a Lada open door it just shut in time.
Adjective modifier
- satirical: As a satirical swipe at the news media in the US, Victory takes no prisoners.
- few: After a few hefty swipes Pete woke up suddenly.
- quick: A quick swipe with a wet sponge is all the maintenance required.
Modifies a noun
- card: They are given a magnetic swipe card of a person they must find.
- reader: These are operated by swipe card readers, for which you will need an ID card.
- machine: This contraption was rather like a modern manual credit card swipe machine.
- access: The PC's in the library itself do not require swipe card access at the present time.
- entry: The cards also need to be compatible with our swipe door entry system, which uses Hi Co cards.
- door: There is a swipe card access door, with a telephone for visitors.
Modifying Another Word
so: Restaurants and off-licences will demand that the card be swiped so that they are indemnified from prosecution.
Noun used with modifier
- card: Electronic safes may also come with card swipe access system.
- visitor: No charge: Should be given green windscreen pass and all areas access on ID swipe card or visitor swipe card.
- credit: A credit card swipe will be taken on collection to cover any incidental charges incurred during your rental.
- side: We had parody; some " in " - theatrical jokes and some clever side swipes at clerics.
- payment: Online: you will need your rent payment swipe card together with your credit or debit card.
- door: University cards must be accredited before they will work at a door swipe connected to the central security system.
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