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Webster 1913 Edition


Swipe

Swipe

,
Noun.
[Cf.
Sweep
,
Swiple
.]
1.
A swape or sweep. See
Sweep
.
2.
A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.
Swipes
[in cricket] over the blower’s head, and over either of the long fields.
R. A. Proctor.
3.
pl.
Poor, weak beer; small beer.
[Slang, Eng.]
[Written also
swypes
.]
Craig.

Swipe

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Swiped
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Swiping
.]
1.
To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping motion, as a ball.
Loose balls may be
swiped
almost ad libitum.
R. A. Proctor.
2.
To pluck; to snatch; to steal.
[Slang, U.S.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Swipe

SWIPE

,
Noun.
A swape or sweep, which see.

Definition 2024


swipe

swipe

English

Verb

swipe (third-person singular simple present swipes, present participle swiping, simple past and past participle swiped)

  1. (transitive) To steal or snatch.
    Hey! Who swiped my lunch?
  2. (transitive) To scan or register by sliding something through a reader.
    He swiped his card at the door.
  3. (intransitive) To grab or bat quickly.
    The cat swiped at the shoelace.
  4. (intransitive) To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.
    Swipe left to hide the toolbar.

Translations

Noun

swipe (countable and uncountable, plural swipes)

  1. (countable) A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; A sweep.
  2. (countable) A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.
  3. (countable, informal) A rough guess; an estimate or swag.
    Take a swipe at the answer, even if you're not sure.
  4. (uncountable) Poor, weak beer; small beer.

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