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Definition of swipe noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

swipe

noun
 
/swaɪp/
 
/swaɪp/
(informal)
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  1. 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
    • …
    verb + swipe
    • take
    swipe + noun
    • card
    preposition
    • swipe at
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  2. 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
    • …
    verb + swipe
    • take
    swipe + noun
    • card
    preposition
    • swipe at
    See full entry
    3. see also card swipe
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: perhaps a variant of sweep.
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