Main Entry:

²swipe

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

swiped; swip·ing

Date:

circa 1825

intransitive verb : to strike or move with a sweeping motion transitive verb 1 : to strike or wipe with a sweeping motion 2 : steal, pilfer 3 : to slide (a card with a magnetic strip or bar code) through a slot in a reading device so that information stored on the strip can be processed (as in making a purchase)