Swipe Definition
swīp
swiped, swipes, swiping
noun
swipes
A lever or handle.
Webster's New World
A hard, sweeping blow.
Webster's New World
A critical remark.
American Heritage
A sweeping motion, as in wiping.
Give the table a swipe with a rag.
Webster's New World
A lever, especially one that raises the bucket in a well.
American Heritage
verb
swiped, swipes, swiping
To hit with a hard, sweeping blow.
Webster's New World
To wipe (a rag, cloth, etc.) over (a surface) with a sweeping motion.
Webster's New World
To make a sweeping blow, stroke, or motion.
Webster's New World
To steal; pilfer.
Webster's New World
To pass (a credit card or other magnetically encoded card) across or through an electronic device that reads it.
Webster's New World
Origin of Swipe
Perhaps variant of sweep
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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