swipe

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /swaɪp/

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Verb

Plain form swipe

Third-person singular swipes

Past tense swiped

Past participle swiped

Present participle swiping

1. (intransitive) If you swipe, you grab or bat something quickly.
2. (transitive) If you swipe something, you hit it with a strong blow in a sweeping motion.
3. (transitive) If you swipe a card, you scan or register it by sliding it through a reader.
4. (transitive) (informal) If you swipe something, you steal or snatch it.
   • Synonym: steal

Noun

Singular swipe

Plural swipes

1. (countable) A swipe is a quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw.
2. (countable) A swipe is a strong blow given with a sweeping motion.