Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Swipe \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.

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

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

Swipe \Swipe\, 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.

Source : WordNet®

swipe
     n : a sweeping stroke or blow
     v 1: strike with a swiping motion
     2: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage},
         {purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {hook}, {sneak},
         {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}]