Pronunciation: /swaɪp/
noun a strong, sweeping blow
A1 I used a swipe of my finger to unlock my phone.
A2 She made a quick swipe at the mosquito buzzing around her head.
B1 The thief made a swift swipe of the wallet from the unsuspecting tourist.
B2 He made a careless swipe at the ball and missed, causing the opposing team to score.
C1 The politician's reputation was tarnished after being caught on camera accepting a large swipe of money as a bribe.
C2 The hacker used a sophisticated swipe attack to steal sensitive data from the company's database.
verb to move a finger or hand across a surface to activate or interact with something, especially a touchscreen device
A1 She swipes her card to pay for groceries.
A2 He swiped left on the dating app because he didn't like the person's profile.
B1 The thief swiped the wallet from the table when no one was looking.
B2 I always swipe my phone to unlock it instead of using a passcode.
C1 The hacker swiped sensitive information from the company's database.
C2 The magician performed a trick where he swiped a coin from behind someone's ear.
formal Please swipe your credit card to complete the transaction.
informal Just swipe your phone to unlock it.
slang I swiped right on that cute guy on the dating app.
figurative He tried to swipe the spotlight away from his colleague during the presentation.
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