In a newspaper story I read today the reporter used the word "swiped." The story said "Police are searching for a man who entered Currier Jewelry yesterday and swiped a substantial number of diamond rings."
This gave me a mental picture of someone who made a sweeping movement, gathering the rings then exiting quickly.
I thought this was an interesting use of the word "swipe" rather than stole. Gave me a whole different picture of the theft. Although. In the usual sense of "swipe this" I would think of straightforward stealing -(if you can call it that.)
Your thoughts?