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  • 1Swipe (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… …

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  • 2swipe 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 …

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  • 3Swipe — may refer to a number of things:* Swipe (breakdance move) * Swipe (comics) * Swipe, a dice game by Fundex Games * Swipe is a colloquial word for shoplifting or theft, eg. He swiped a chocolate bar from the newsagent. * Swipe files are templates… …

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  • 4swipe — [swaɪp] verb swipe a card to pass a special plastic card such as a credit card through a machine that can read the information it contains: • The system allows stores to check a customer s credit account by swiping the card through an electronic… …

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  • 5swipe 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 …

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  • 6Swipe — 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;… …

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  • 7swipe 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… …

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  • 8Swipe — Swipe, n. [Cf. {Sweep}, {Swiple}.] 1. A swape or sweep. See {Sweep}. [1913 Webster] 2. A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club. [1913 Webster] Swipes [in cricket] over the blower s head, and over either of the long… …

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  • 9swipe — [n/v1] hit bash, blow, clip, clout, clump, cuff, knock, lash out, lick, rap, slap, smack, sock, strike, swat, wallop, wipe; concept 189 swipe [v2] steal appropriate, cop, filch, heist, hook, lift, make off with, nab, nick, pilfer, pinch, purloin …

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  • 10swipe — informal ► VERB 1) hit or try to hit with a swinging blow. 2) steal. 3) pass (a swipe card) through an electronic reader. ► NOUN 1) a sweeping blow. 2) an attack or criticism. ORIGIN perhaps a variant …

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