Meaning & use
swipe
To strike or wipe with a swift, sweeping motion, or to slide a card or finger across a surface.
See it in a sentence
He swiped his badge at the door and stepped into the office building.
The cat swiped at the ball of yarn as it rolled past the chair.
A note on using this word
Informally, swipe also means to steal something quickly, as in 'someone swiped my pen.'
Words with a similar meaning
slidestrike
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To take something without permission, especially quickly and casually; to steal.
Someone swiped my umbrella from the stand while I was in the meeting.
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