swipe

²swipe

verb

swipedswip·ing

Definition of SWIPE

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)

Examples of SWIPE

1. The cat swiped the dog across the nose.
2. They swiped some candy from the store.
3. The cashier swiped the credit card and gave it back to me.

First Known Use of SWIPE

circa 1825

Related to SWIPE

Synonyms: bang, bash, bump, collide, crash, impact, impinge, knock, ram, slam, smash, strike, hit, thud

Related Words: bounce, carom, clunk, glance, rebound, ricochet, skim, skip; contact, land, touch; brush, graze, kiss, nudge, scrape, shave, sweep; bulldoze, jostle, muscle, press, push

Near Antonyms: miss, skirt

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