1. A sweeping stroke or blow
   "With one swipe of his paw, the cat knocked the vase off the table"
    
2. A gesture of moving one's finger across a touchscreen to perform an action
   "The app requires a swipe to the left to delete an item"
    
3. [informal] A cutting remark or criticism
   "The politician took a swipe at his opponent's economic policy"

1. Strike with a swiping motion
   "The cat swiped at the toy with its paw"
    
2. Pass (e.g. a card) through or over an electronic device to scan or register content
   "Swipe your card at the terminal to make a payment"
    
3. Move one's finger across a touchscreen to perform an action
   "Swipe right if you like the profile, left if you don't"
    
4. [informal] Take by theft
   "He was going to swipe the phone someone had left behind";
   - hook [informal], snitch [informal], thieve, cop [informal], knock off [informal], glom [N. Amer, informal], boost [N. Amer, informal], pilfer, cabbage [archaic, informal], purloin [informal], pinch [Brit, informal], abstract [informal], snarf [N. Amer, informal], sneak [informal], filch [informal], nobble [Brit, informal], lift [informal], nick [Brit, informal], snatch [informal], whip [Brit, informal], blag [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: swiping, swipes, swiped

See also: sideswipe

Type of: hit, rip [N. Amer, informal], rip off [informal], shot, steal, stroke

Encyclopedia: Swipe, Fuck, Leave