swipeverb/swaɪp/

• 1

  To grab or bat quickly.

  • The cat swiped at the shoelace.
• 2

  To strike with a strong blow in a sweeping motion.

• 3

  To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.

  • He swiped his card at the door.
• 4

  computingengineeringgraphical-user-interfaceTo interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.

  • Swipe left to hide the toolbar.
  • This is the iPhone lock screen with its default Earth wallpaper. To unlock your phone, swipe the slider from left to right.
• 5

  informalTo swipe right on (someone) on a dating application.

  • Zac Efron needs a date. […] But would the actor resort to apps to find a partner? Joking, he said, “Amazingly, when I signed up for Tinder, nobody swiped me! They thought it was fake … That never happened.”
  • Yas (Vivian Oparah): That is your truth. And, by the way, your man swiped me on Tinder, like, a week ago. […] Eric (Benjamin Sarpong-Broni): Mmm, no, I didn't. I didn't swipe you. […] Or anybody. […] I didn't swipe her.
• 6

  informalTo steal or snatch.

  • Hey! Who swiped my lunch?
  • "From Miss Hemmingway. Miss Hemmingway! But—but how did they come into her possession?" / "How?" I said. "Because she jolly well stole them. Pinched them! Swiped them![…]"
• 7

  obsoleteslangnauticaltransportTo drink.

swipenoun/swaɪp/

• 1

  A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep.

• 2

  A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.

• 3

  computingengineeringgraphical-user-interfaceAn act of interacting with a touch screen by drawing the finger rapidly across it.

  • Some New Yorkers are moving beyond the swipe to venture into flirtatious panel discussions and speed dating sessions.
• 4

  An act of passing a swipecard through a card reader.

  • Owning a car in New York City is seen as a liability by many, especially when a quick Uber ride or the swipe of a MetroCard can easily get you where you need to go.
• 5

  informalA rough guess; an estimate or swag.

  • Take a swipe at the answer, even if you're not sure.
• 6

  informalAn attack, insult or critical remark.

  • The politician took a swipe at his opponents.
  • Biden‘s Twitter account then acknowledged the swipe, quote-tweeting Sanders shortly after the debate saying, “I’ve worked my whole life to overcome a stutter. And it’s my great honor to mentor kids who have experienced the same. It’s called empathy. Look it up.”
• 7

  Poor, weak beer or other inferior alcoholic beverage; rotgut.

  • Woozy with swipe was the only way I could stay down with patience for work.
  • JJ: Did a lot of people drink? KP: Down here, oh yeah, a lot of them made their own swipe, their own potato and pineapple swipe.