swipe

swipe  (swp)

n.

1. A sweeping blow or stroke.

2. Informal A critical remark.

3. A lever, especially one that raises the bucket in a well.

v. swiped, swip·ing, swipes

v.tr.

1. To hit with a sweeping motion.

2. To pass (a swipe card) through an electronic reader.

3. Informal To steal; filch. See Synonyms at steal.

v.intr.

To make a sweeping stroke.

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[Perhaps variant of sweep.]

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swipe [swaɪp]

vb

1. (when intr, usually foll by at) Informal to hit hard with a sweeping blow

2. (tr) Slang to steal

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (tr) to pass a machine-readable card, such as a credit card, debit card, etc., through a machine that electronically interprets the information encoded, usu. in a magnetic strip, on the card

n

1. Informal a hard blow

2. an unexpected criticism of someone or something while discussing another subject

3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Also called sweep a type of lever for raising and lowering a weight, such as a bucket in a well

[perhaps related to sweep]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swipe - a sweeping stroke or blow stroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
Verb	1.	swipe - strike with a swiping motion hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" sideswipe - strike from the side
	2.	swipe - make off with belongings of others cabbage, filch, pilfer, purloin, snarf, abstract, nobble, pinch, sneak, hook, lift steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"

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swipe

verb

1. (Informal) hit out, strike, slap, lash out at She swiped at him as though he were a fly.

2. (Slang) steal, nick (slang, chiefly Brit.), pinch (informal), lift (informal), appropriate, trouser (slang), cabbage (Brit. slang), knock off (slang), make off with, pilfer, purloin, filch, snaffle (Brit. informal) People kept trying to swipe my copy of the New York Times.

noun

1. blow, slap, smack, clip (informal), thump, clout (informal), cuff, clump (slang), wallop (informal) He gave Andrew a swipe on the ear.

2. criticism, knocking (informal), verbal attack, character assassination, critical remark a swipe at the president

Translations

swipe [swaɪp]

A. N to take a swipe at sb → asestar un golpe a algn

B. VT

1. (= hit) → golpear, pegar

2. (= steal) → birlar, afanar

3. (Comput) [+ card] → pasar(por un lector de tarjetas)

C. VI to swipe at sth/sb → asestar un golpe a algo/algn

D. CPD swipe card N → tarjeta f de banda magnética

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swipe [ˈswaɪp]

n

(with fist, stick) to take a swipe at sb (= hit out) → porter un coup dans la direction de qn
to take a swipe at sth (= hit out) → fouetter qch

(= criticism) → pique f
to take a swipe at sb (= criticize) → lancer une pique à qn
to take a swipe at sth (= criticize) → lancer une pique en direction de qch

vt

(= hit out at) [+ person, ball] → frapper à toute volée

(= steal) → piquer >

[+ credit card] → faire passer (dans la machine)

vi
to swipe at sb → porter un coup dans la direction de qn
to swipe at sth → fouetter l'air en direction de qch
swipe card n → carte f magnétique

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swipe

n (= blow) → Schlag m; to take or make a swipe at somebody/something → nach jdm/etw schlagen; (fig: = criticize) → gegen jdn/etw ausholen

vt

person, ball etc → schlagen; he swiped the wasp with the towel → er schlug mit dem Handtuch auf die Wespe

(inf: = steal) → mopsen (inf), → klauen (inf)

credit card → einlesen, durchziehen; entry card → durchziehen

vi to swipe at somebody/something → nach jdm/etw schlagen

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swipe [swaɪp]

1. n to take a swipe at sb → dare uno schiaffo a qn

2. vt

a. (hit, ball, person) → colpire

b. (fam) (steal) → fregare, sgraffignare

c. (Comput) (card) → far passare nell'apposita macchinetta

3. vi to swipe at sb/sth → tentare di colpire qn/qc

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swipe [swaɪp]

1. n to take a swipe at sb → dare uno schiaffo a qn

2. vt

a. (hit, ball, person) → colpire

b. (fam) (steal) → fregare, sgraffignare

c. (Comput) (card) → far passare nell'apposita macchinetta

3. vi to swipe at sb/sth → tentare di colpire qn/qc

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swipe

v swipe [swaip]

to hit hard She swiped the tennis ball over the net; He swiped at the wasp but didn't hit it. waai, veeg يَضْرُب بِسُرْعَه удрям odpálit, udeřit slå hart schlagen χτυπώ με δύναμη golpear con fuerza, asestar un golpe fuerte tugevasti lööma محكم زدن huitaista frapper à toute volée לַחבוֹט בכּוֹחַ अंधाधुन मारना, चुराना, झपटना svom snagom udariti lecsap memukul veita þungt högg colpire (forte) 強打する 강타하다 smogti, trenkti, užvožti spēcīgi sist; bliezt memukul dengan kuat meppen slå hardt, knalle walnąć, machnąć dar uma pancada a da o lovitură puternică (cu palma) ударить с силой odpáliť, udrieť močno udariti mlatnuti drämma till, slå efter ตีอย่างแรง kuvvetle vurmak, indirmek 猛擊 бити з силою زور سے مارنا đánh mạnh và liều 猛击

n

a hard hit She gave the child a swipe. veeg ضَرْبَةٌ سَريعَه وعَنيفَه удар facka slag harter Schlag δυνατό χτύπημα golpe obadus ضربه شديد tälli taloche חֲבָטָה חֲזָקָה अंधाधुंध मार, शब्दों का हमला snažan udarac erős ütés pukulan þungt högg botta 強打 강타 smūgis sitiens; blieziens pukulan kuat mep hardt slag trzepnięcie bofetada lovitură cu palma сильный удар úder udarec jak udarac hårt slag, smäll การฟาด vuruş, savurma 猛一擊 сильний удар زور دار ضرب cú đánh mạnh và liều 猛一击