Swiping

Swiping
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. [1913 Webster]

Loose balls may be swiped almost ad libitum. --R. A. Proctor. [1913 Webster]

2. To pluck; to snatch; to steal. [Slang, U.S.] [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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