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.]
SWIPLE
Swi"ple, n. Etym: [See Swipe.]
Defn: That part of a flail which strikes the grain in thrashing; a swingel. [Written also swipel, and swipple.]
SWIPPER Swip"per, a. Etym: [From AS. swipian to whip, shake, whirl; akin to swapan to sweep. See Swoop.]
Defn: Nimble; quick. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Slang]
SWIRL
Swirl, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Swirled; p. pr. & vb. n. Swirling.]
Etym: [Akin to Norw. svirla to whirl, freq. of sverra to whirl, Dan.
svirre, G. schwirren to whiz, to buzz. *177. See Swarm, n.]
Defn: To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. "The river swirled along." C. Kingsley.
SWIRL
Swirl, n.