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to swipe
01
to hit or strike something with a sweeping motion
Intransitive: to swipe at sb/sth
Grammatical Information
movement verb
regular
present tense
swipe
3rd person singular
swipes
past simple
swiped
past participle
swiped
Examples
The cat swiped at the dangling toy with its paw.
Examples
The thief swiped my wallet from my bag while I was n’t looking.
03
to move a finger or hand across a touchscreen, trackpad, or other touch-sensitive surface in order to perform an action or navigate a digital interface
Intransitive: to swipe to a direction
Examples
To unlock the phone, simply swipe right on the screen.
04
to pass a card or object through a machine or device that reads the information encoded on it, usually by sliding it through a slot
Transitive: to swipe a card
Examples
She swiped her credit card to pay for the meal.
Swipe
01
a sweeping stroke or blow
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
swipes
