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swipe

noun as in hit

verb as in hit

verb as in steal

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Former England spinner Monty Panesar has responded to Steve Smith's bizarre swipe at him by saying he made his mistakes "on a quiz show", while the stand-in Australia captain "made his on a cricket field".

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I step forward and reach out to grab the hilt when the akrafena turns and swipes at me.

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Alexander gave his brother a reassuring swipe of his paw—that is to say, hand.

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Gummy bears were much harder to steal than canned fruit—the bags were noisy—but Michael was able to swipe a few without any problem.

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It sounds almost too easy, but Dr Regehr says this small shift can help change our behaviour as we often check messages, swipe notifications or "Just quickly look something up" without thinking.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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