<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a swing of the arm, paw, etc., in order to strike someone or something: He made a swipe at me, but I ducked!</li><li>a critical or cutting remark: Her speech contained a few nasty swipes at the other leading candidate.</li><li>a swift pass of something over a surface or through a slot: You can debit your checking account with just a swipe of your card.</li><li>a strong, sweeping blow or stroke: It only took two swipes with the ax to bring the sapling down.</li><li>a sideswipe.</li><li>a leverlike device for raising or lowering a weight, especially a bucket in a well; sweep.</li><li>a person who rubs down horses in a stable; groom.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to seize, fasten, suspend from, pierce, or catch hold of and draw with or as if with a hook.</li><li>to catch (fish) with a fishhook.</li><li>to steal: He'll swipe anything that isn't nailed down.</li><li>to slide (a magnetic card) quickly through an electronic device that reads data: Just swipe your credit card if tapping doesn’t work.</li><li>(used without object) to make a swift, sweeping stroke: The waiter swiped at our table with a damp cloth.</li></ul>