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| swipe [ swīp ] |
verb (past and past participle swiped, present participle swip·ing, 3rd person present singular swipes) |
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1. transitive verb steal something: to steal something, often with a snatching movement
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informal
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2. transitive and intransitive verb hit somebody or something hard: to strike or attempt to strike somebody or something with a forceful swinging or sweeping blow
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3. transitive and intransitive verb put card through machine: to pass a plastic card on which data has been stored magnetically through an electronic reading device, e.g. to gain access to a building or to initiate a banking transaction, or to be read successfully by such a device
  I can't get the card to swipe.
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noun (plural swipes) |
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1. swinging blow: a forceful swinging or sweeping blow
took a swipe at me but missed
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2. critical attack: a critical remark or attack
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informal
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3. pivoted pole: a long pole used as a lever to raise or lower a bucket in a well
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| [Early 19th century. Probably variant of sweep] |
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| swip·er noun |
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