1. A criticism or insult that is directed at a particular person or group of people: The man used his Social Networking site to make several verbal swipes at his former employer.

Talk-show hosts on the political left and on the political right are constantly taking political and personal verbal swipes at each other.

2. A swinging motion of a person's hand, an animal's paw, etc. which is done in an attempt to hit something: The man took a swipe at the ball, but he missed it.
3. The action of passing a plastic card, on which data has been stored magnetically, through an electronic reading device: The clerk's swipe of the card in the electronic reader was the easiest way to pay for Sam's groceries.

1. To pass a plastic card through a piece of electronic equipment; such as, an electronic reader which decodes the information stored on the card in order to open a door, to pay for something, etc.: When Trina was ready to pay for the groceries, the clerk swiped her credit card in the electronic reader and gave the card back to her.
2. To steal something, often with a snatching movement: The kids swiped some candy from the store when the clerk was not watching.
3. To reach toward and to try to hit something with a swinging motion: The cat was swiping at the dog with her paw.

Deloris and Stacie swiped at the mosquitoes that were flying in their faces during their evening walk.