Swipe | Mean of swipe in English Dictionary

/ˈswaɪp/

• Verb
• to reach toward and try to hit (something) with a swinging motion
1. The cat swiped the dog across the nose.
2. The cat swiped at the dog.
• to steal (something)
1. They swiped some candy from the store.
2. She swiped my idea.
• to pass (a credit card, ATM card, etc.) through a machine that reads information from it
1. The cashier swiped the credit card and gave it back to me.
• Noun

• a criticism or insult that is directed toward a particular person or group
1. She took a swipe at her former company in her latest column.
• a swinging movement of a person's hand, an animal's paw, etc., that is done in an attempt to hit something
1. a swipe of the cat's paw
2. He took a swipe at the ball. [=he swung at the ball and tried to hit it]