swipe
To grab or bat quickly.
Example
“The cat swiped at the shoelace.”
Other meanings
To strike with a strong blow in a sweeping motion.
To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.
“He swiped his card at the door.”
Word history
From Old English "sweopian".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “swipe” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.