swipe

 
Pronunciation: /swʌɪp/
informal

verb

[with object]
  • 1hit or try to hit with a swinging blow: she swiped me right across the nose [no object]: Lola stood on the balcony, swiping at the moths
  • 2steal: someone swiped one of his sausages
  • 3pass (a swipe card) through the electronic device that reads it.

noun

  • a sweeping blow: he missed the ball with his first swipe
  • an attack or criticism: he took a swipe at his critics

Derivatives

swiper

noun

Origin:

mid 18th century: perhaps a variant of sweep