swipe
noun/swaɪp/
/swaɪp/
(informal)- swipe (at somebody/something) an act of hitting or trying to hit somebody/something by moving your arm or something that you are holding with a wide, curved movement
- She took a swipe at him with her umbrella.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- playful
- satirical
- side
- …
- take
- card
- swipe at
- swipe (at somebody/something) an act of criticizing somebody/something
- He used the interview to take a swipe at his critics.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- playful
- satirical
- side
- …
- take
- card
- swipe at
see also card swipe
Word Originmid 18th cent.: perhaps a variant of sweep.
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