swipe
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- (intransitive) If you swipe, you grab or bat something quickly.
- (transitive) If you swipe something, you hit it with a strong blow in a sweeping motion.
- (transitive) If you swipe a card, you scan or register it by sliding it through a reader.
- (transitive) (informal) If you swipe something, you steal or snatch it.
- Synonym: steal