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Word: Swipe
Speech Type: Verb
mid 18th century: perhaps a variant of sweep
swʌɪp
hit or try to hit with a swinging blow
Short Definition:hit or try to hit with swinging blow
Examples:- she swiped me right across the nose
- Lola stood on the balcony, swiping at the moths
pass (a swipe card) through an electronic device designed to read and process the information encoded on it.
Short Definition:pass swipe card through electronic device that reads information on it
steal
Short Definition:steal
Examples:- someone swiped one of his sausages
Word: Swipe
Speech Type: Noun
swʌɪp
a sweeping blow
Short Definition:sweeping blow
Examples:- he missed the ball with his first swipe
an act or instance of moving one's finger across a touchscreen to activate a function
Short Definition:act of moving finger across touchscreen
Examples:- a swipe to the right archives or deletes the message
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