swipe
/swaɪp/ verb B2- To grab or bat quickly. · The cat swiped at the shoelace.
- To strike with a strong blow in a sweeping motion.
- To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader. · He swiped his card at the door.
- To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it. · Swipe left to hide the toolbar.
- To swipe right on (someone) on a dating application.
- To steal or snatch. · Hey! Who swiped my lunch?
He/she/it swipes · Past swiped · Past participle swiped · -ing form swiping
Verb forms
- Base form
- swipe
- He/she/it
- swipes
- Past
- swiped
- Past participle
- swiped
- -ing form
- swiping
From the library
He says yer swiped him, and never said why.”
Now, we routinely authorize highly important contracts by merely clicking a generic box or swiping a careless finger across a glass screen.
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