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swipe
(swīp)n.
1. A sweeping blow or stroke.
2. The passing of a swipe card through an electronic reader.
3. Informal A critical remark.
4. A lever, especially one that raises the bucket in a well.
v. swiped, swip·ing, swipes
v.tr.
1. To hit with a sweeping motion.
2. To pass (a swipe card) through an electronic reader.
3. Informal To steal; filch. See Synonyms at steal.
v.intr.
To make a sweeping stroke.
[Perhaps variant of sweep.]
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swipe
(swaɪp)vb
1. informal (when: intr, usually foll by at) to hit hard with a sweeping blow
2. (tr) slang to steal
3. (Banking & Finance) (tr) to pass a machine-readable card, such as a credit card, debit card, etc, through a machine that electronically interprets the information encoded, usually in a magnetic strip, on the card
n
4. informal a hard blow
5. an unexpected criticism of someone or something while discussing another subject
6. (Mechanical Engineering) Also called: sweep a type of lever for raising and lowering a weight, such as a bucket in a well
[C19: perhaps related to sweep]
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swipe
(swaɪp)n., v. swiped, swip•ing. n.
1. a strong, sweeping blow, as with a golf club.
2. a sideswipe.
3. Informal. a critical or cutting remark.
4. a person who rubs down horses in a stable; groom.
v.t. 5. to strike with a sweeping blow.
6. to slide (a magnetic card) quickly through an electronic device that reads data.
7. Informal. to steal.
v.i. 8. to make a sweeping blow or stroke.
[1730–40; akin to sweep1]
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swipe
Past participle: swiped
Gerund: swiping
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| Noun | 1. | swipe - a sweeping stroke or blow |
| Verb | 1. | swipe - strike with a swiping motion hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" sideswipe - strike from the side |
| 2. |  swipe - make off with belongings of others steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" |
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swipe
verb
1. (Informal) hit out, strike, slap, lash out at She swiped at him as though he were a fly.
noun
1. blow, slap, smack, clip (informal), thump, clout (informal), cuff, clump (slang), wallop (informal) He gave Andrew a swipe on the ear.
2. criticism, knocking (informal), verbal attack, character assassination, critical remark a swipe at the president
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swipe
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Translations
ضَرْبَةٌ سَريعَه وعَنيفَهيَضْرُب بِسُرْعَه
fackaodpálitudeřit
slåslag
òungt höggveita òungt högg
užvožti
blieziensblieztsitiensspēcīgi sist
swipe
[swaɪp]A. N to take a swipe at sb → asestar un golpe a algn
B. VT
3. (Comput) [+ card] → pasar (por un lector de tarjetas)
C. VI to swipe at sth/sb → asestar un golpe a algo/algn
D. CPD swipe card N → tarjeta f de banda magnética
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
swipe
[ˈswaɪp] n
vt
(= hit out at) [+ person, ball] → frapper à toute volée
(= steal) → piquer
[+ credit card] → faire passer (dans la machine)
vi
to swipe at sb → porter un coup dans la direction de qn
to swipe at sth → fouetter l'air en direction de qchswipe card n → carte f magnétique
to swipe at sb → porter un coup dans la direction de qn
to swipe at sth → fouetter l'air en direction de qchswipe card n → carte f magnétique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
swipe
n (= blow) → Schlag m; to take or make a swipe at somebody/something → nach jdm/etw schlagen; (fig: = criticize) → gegen jdn/etw ausholen
vt
person, ball etc → schlagen; he swiped the wasp with the towel → er schlug mit dem Handtuch auf die Wespe
credit card → einlesen, durchziehen; entry card → durchziehen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
swipe
[swaɪp]2. vt
a. (hit, ball, person) → colpire
b. (fam) (steal) → fregare, sgraffignare
c. (Comput) (card) → far passare nell'apposita macchinetta
3. vi to swipe at sb/sth → tentare di colpire qn/qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
swipe
(swaip) verb to hit hard. She swiped the tennis ball over the net; He swiped at the wasp but didn't hit it.
noun a hard hit. She gave the child a swipe.
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