B2verbinformaltechnology
US/swaɪp/
UK/swaɪp/
to move your finger across a screen; to pass a card through a reader; informally, to steal
In context
Just swipe left on the message if you want to delete it.
Just swipe your card at the gate to get in.
Someone swiped my phone while I was asleep on the train.
Words that go with swipe
verb + adverb
- swipe leftSwipe left if you're not interested.
- swipe rightShe swiped right on his dating profile.
- swipe upSwipe up to see more.
verb + noun
- swipe your cardSwipe your card to pay.
verb + preposition
- swipe throughHe spent an hour swiping through photos.