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wipe
/wīp/
verb
- clean or dry (something) by rubbing its surface with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand."Paul wiped his face with a handkerchief"synonyms: rub, clean, mop, sponge, swab, dry, polish, dight
- remove or eliminate (something) completely."things have happened to wipe the smile off Kate's face"synonyms: obliterate, expunge, erase, blot out, remove, remove all traces of, blank out
noun
- an act of wiping."Bert was giving the machine a final wipe over with an oily rag"synonyms: rub, clean, mop, sponge, swab, polish
- a disposable cloth treated with a cleansing agent, for wiping things clean.
- a cinematographic effect in which an existing picture seems to be wiped out by a new one as the boundary between them moves across the screen.
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4 days ago · The meaning of WIPE is to rub with or as if with something soft for cleaning. How to use wipe in a sentence.
verb (used with object) · to rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of: · to rub or draw (something) ...
to slide something, especially a piece of cloth, over the surface of something else, in order to remove dirt, food, or liquid:.
WIPE meaning: 1 : to clean or dry (something) by using a towel, your hand, etc.; 2 : to remove (something) by rubbing often used figuratively.
The meaning of WIPE (SOMETHING) CLEAN is to clean (something) by wiping. How to use wipe (something) clean in a sentence.
Technology edit · Wiping (magnetic tape), a process in which old television and radio recordings were overwritten, erased, or destroyed · Data erasure, purging ...
→ wipe something ↔ away → wipe something ↔ down → wipe something off something → wipe out → wipe something ↔ up→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus ...