Swipe meaning
A sweeping blow or stroke.
noun
A critical remark.
noun
A lever, especially one that raises the bucket in a well.
noun
To hit with a sweeping motion.
verb
To pass (a swipe card) through an electronic reader.
verb
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To steal; filch.
verb
To make a sweeping stroke.
verb
A lever or handle.
noun
A groom for horses, esp. at a racetrack.
noun
The act or an instance of swiping a magnetically encoded card.
noun
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To steal; pilfer.
verb
To pass (a credit card or other magnetically encoded card) across or through an electronic device that reads it.
verb
To make a sweeping blow, stroke, or motion.
verb
(1) Sliding a finger or stylus across a touchscreen to scroll or move items around. Swiping, along with tapping, replaced mouse movement on a tablet and smartphone, although Bluetooth mice are also used with tablets. See multitouch.
Origin of swipe
- Perhaps variant of sweep
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition