swipe

[swipe]

A sweeping stroke or blow

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A swape or sweep. See Sweep.

Noun
a sweeping stroke or blow

Verb
strike with a swiping motion

Verb
make off with belongings of others


n.
A swape or sweep. See Sweep.

n.
A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.

n.
Poor, weak beer; small beer.

v. t.
To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping motion, as a ball.

v. t.
To pluck; to snatch; to steal.


Swipe

Swipe , n. [Cf. Sweep, Swiple.] 1. A swape or sweep. See Sweep. 2. A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.
Swipes [in cricket] over the blower's head, and over either of the long fields.
3. pl. Poor, weak beer; small beer. [Slang, Eng.] [Written also swypes.] Craig.

Swipe

Swipe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swiped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Swiping.] 1. To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping motion, as a ball.
Loose balls may be swiped almost ad libitum.
2. To pluck; to snatch; to steal. [Slang, U.S.]

A swape or sweep. See Sweep.

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Usage Examples

Thankfully, beauty is easier to remove than apply, and a swipe of demaquillage in the right direction and you are you once again.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet.

I put on lip balm first thing in the morning and always use it before I swipe on my red lipstick.

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