Swipe
21swipe — Sweep Sweep, n. 1. The act of sweeping. [1913 Webster] 2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep. [1913 Webster] 3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye. [1913 Webster] 4. The …
22swipe — /swuyp/, n., v., swiped, swiping. n. 1. a strong, sweeping blow, as with a cricket bat or golf club. 2. Informal. a swing of the arm in order to strike somebody; punch. 3. a sideswipe. 4. Informal. a critical or cutting remark. 5. a leverlike… …
23swipe — 1. verb a) To steal or snatch. Hey! Who swiped my lunch? b) To scan or register by sliding something through a reader. He swiped his card at the door. 2 …
24swipe — informal verb 1》 hit or try to hit with a swinging blow. 2》 steal. 3》 pass (a swipe card) through an electronic reader. noun a sweeping blow. ↘an attack or criticism. Derivatives swiper noun Origin C18: perh. a var. of sweep …
25Swipe (comics) — Swipe is a comics term that refers to the intentional copying of a cover, panel, or page from an earlier comic book or graphic novel without crediting the original artist. Artists Jack Kirby, Neal Adams, Hergé, and Jim Lee are common targets of… …
26swipe card — noun A credit card, charge card, etc with a magnetic strip suitable for swiping through a terminal • • • Main Entry: ↑swipe * * * swipe card UK US noun [countable] [singular swipe card plural …
27swipe card — ➔ card * * * swipe card UK US noun [C] COMMERCE, WORKPLACE ► a plastic card with information on a magnetic strip which can be used to pay for things, enter parts of a building that are not open to everyone, etc.: »Staff now clock on using a swipe …
28swipe card — swipe cards also swipecard N COUNT A swipe card is a plastic card with a magnetic strip on it which contains information that can be read or transferred by passing the card through a special machine. They use a swipe card to go in and out of… …
29swipe card — n a special plastic card that you slide through a machine in order to get into a building or open a door …
30swipe card — swipe ,card noun count a plastic card that you pass through a piece of electronic equipment that reads the information stored on the card, for example in order to open a door or to pay for something …
