swiped

5 definitions • 5 examples

past simple and past participle of

to hit or try to hit something, especially with a sideways movement:

She opened the window and swiped at the flies with a rolled-up newspaper to make them go out.

UK She swiped him round the head.

mainly US The car swiped the side of the garage as he pulled out.

to steal:

Okay, who swiped my keys?

to move a card containing information stored on a magnetic strip through a device that reads this information

to move your finger over the screen of a mobile phone or tablet in order to move onto the next page, choose something, etc.:

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