[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to hit or try to hit something, especially with a sideways movement:

[ T ] informal to steal:

[ T ] to move a card containing information stored on a magnetic strip through a device that reads this information

[ I or T ] to move your finger over the screen of a mobile phone or tablet in order to move onto the next page, choose something, etc.:

[ C usually singular ] a criticism of someone or something, or an attempt to annoy them or damage it:

[ C ] an act of hitting or trying to hit someone or something: