swipe
English
/swaɪp/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To grab or bat quickly.
- (transitive) To strike with a strong blow in a sweeping motion.
- (transitive) To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.
- (intransitive) To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.
- (transitive) To draw (one's finger) rapidly across a touch screen.
- (transitive) To steal or snatch.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English swippen (move swiftly, strike, glide) inherited from Old English swipian inherited from Proto-Germanic *swipōną (move) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sweyb- (sway, swerve, bend, turn, sweep, swing).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sweyb-
Gloss
sway, swerve, bend, turn, sweep, swing
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process