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Verb: swipe  swIp
  1. Strike with a swiping motion
     
  2. Make off with belongings of others
    - pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch [Brit], abstract, snarf [N. Amer], hook, sneak, filch, nobble [Brit], lift, nick [Brit]
Noun: swipe  swIp
  1. A sweeping stroke or blow

Derived forms: swiping, swipes, swiped

See also: sideswipe

Type of: hit, shot, steal, stroke

Encyclopedia: Swipe