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Meanings of quick swipe in English

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Usage of quick swipe in English
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Taking a quick swipe from his glass, he refilled it, and waited.
Complete Books of Blood
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He batted the handgun offline with a quick swipe of his right hand.
Provenance
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It looked as if she'd been erased from existence with one quick swipe.
The Maze Runner
4
And with a quick swipe at the ball, it came loose.
Reuters
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The cat turned around and made a quick swipe at the dog's nose.
Foul play
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All it would take was a quick swipe down the contacts, with the toggle reversed.
Quantico
7
With a quick swipe of his arm, he grabbed the picnic basket out of Beatrice's hands.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
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Bishop was killed with a quick swipe.
Haunted
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They would've wrecked us completely if Tyson hadn't whacked them aside with a quick swipe of his pole.
The Sea of Monsters
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With a quick swipe, it cut into his flesh and blood began to drop onto the stone floor.
Book Three: The Final Exodus
11
If your idea of cleaning is a quick swipe with a damp cloth, maybe it's time to up your game.
The Guardian
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The second forearm made a quick swipe at the attacker, missing by inches as the intended victim dove to one side.
The Sword of Shannara
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Have a look as the DA leader tackles the great ANC and brings them down to earth in one quick swipe.
The South African
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Ms Clark also touched on good leadership and the gaps in gender equality, with a quick swipe at Simon Bridges' comments of last month.
Radio NZ
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Here's how it works: Run your finger along a touch-sensitive strip just below the screen and you can launch applications with a quick swipe.
Wired
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In fact, he even took a quick swipe at the ANC for a secret meeting the party held with former leader Jacob Zuma last weekend.
The South African
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