[swʌɪp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- hit or try to hit with a swinging blow
(e.g: she swiped me right across the nose)

- pass (a swipe card) through an electronic device designed to read and process the information encoded on it

- steal
(e.g: someone swiped one of his sausages)


Phrases:
- swipe left
- swipe right

Origin:
mid 18th century: perhaps a variant of sweep

[swʌɪp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sweeping blow
(e.g: he missed the ball with his first swipe)

- an act or instance of moving one's finger across a touchscreen to activate a function
(e.g: a swipe to the right archives or deletes the message)


Phrases:
- swipe left
- swipe right

Origin:
mid 18th century: perhaps a variant of sweep