Definición y significado de swipe

SwipeSwipe (?), n. [Cf. Sweep, Swiple.]
1. A swape or sweep. See Sweep.

2. A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.

Swipes [in cricket] over the blower's head, and over either of the long fields. R. A. Proctor.

3. pl. Poor, weak beer; small beer. [Slang, Eng.] [Written also swypes.] Craig.

SwipeSwipe (?), 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.

Loose balls may be swiped almost ad libitum. R. A. Proctor.

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