swipe
[ swahyp ]
/ swaɪp /
noun
verb (used with object), swiped, swip·ing.
verb (used without object), swiped, swip·ing.
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Origin of swipe
1730–40; akin to sweep1; cognate with German schweifen
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British Dictionary definitions for swipe
swipe
/ (swaɪp) /
verb
(when intr, usually foll by at) informal to hit hard with a sweeping blow
(tr) slang to steal
(tr) to pass a machine-readable card, such as a credit card, debit card, etc, through a machine that electronically interprets the information encoded, usu. in a magnetic strip, on the card
noun
informal a hard blow
an unexpected criticism of someone or something while discussing another subject
Also called: sweep a type of lever for raising and lowering a weight, such as a bucket in a well
Word Origin for swipe
C19: perhaps related to sweep
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