Main Entry: ²swipe

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): swiped; swip·ing

Date: circa 1825

intransitive verb : to strike or move with a sweeping motiontransitive 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)