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   wipe

   /wʌɪp/

   verb

   • 1. clean or dry (something) by rubbing with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand: "Paul wiped his face with a handkerchief" Similar rubcleanmopspongeswabdrypolishdight
   • ▪ remove (dirt or moisture) from something by wiping: "she wiped away a tear" Similar rub offclean offsponge offpolish offremoveget rid ofdispose oftake offeraseeffaceclean upclear upmop upsponge upremoveget rid of
   • ▪ clean (something) by rubbing it against a surface: "the man wiped his hands on his hips"
   • ▪ spread (a liquid) over a surface by rubbing: "gently wipe the lotion over the eyelids"
   • 2. remove or eliminate (something) completely: "things have happened to wipe the smile off Kate's face" Similar obliterateexpungeeraseblot outremoveremove all traces ofblank out
   • ▪ erase data from (a computer system or electronic or magnetic storage device): "I discovered all of my hard drives had been wiped"
   • ▪ reject or dismiss (a person or idea): informal Australian, New Zealand "you can wipe that idea, if that's what you're thinking"
   • 3. pass (a swipe card) over an electronic reader: "a customer wipes the card across the reader and enters his/her identification number"

   noun

   • 1. an act of wiping: "Bert was giving the machine a final wipe over with an oily rag"
   • 2. a disposable cloth treated with a cleansing agent, for wiping things clean.
   • 3. 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.

   Word Origin Old Englishwīpian, of Germanic origin; related to whip.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wipeable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWIPE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to slide something, especially a piece of cloth, over the surface of something else, in order to remove dirt, food, or liquid: Do you have some paper towels that I can wipe the floor with? I'll just get a sponge and wipe the crumbs off the table. Don't wipe your nose on your sleeve! Someone has wiped their dirty hands on my nice clean towel!

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wipeWipe Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of WIPE is to rub with or as if with something soft for cleaning. How to use wipe in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › wipeWIPE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Wipe definition: to rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of. See examples of WIPE used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWIPE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to slide something over the surface of something else, in order to remove dirt, food, or liquid: Please wipe your feet before you come into the house. She gently wiped and cleaned her scraped knee. [ M ] Just take the sponge in the sink and wipe the table off.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishWIPE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   WIPE definition: 1. to clean or dry something by moving a cloth across it: 2. to remove dirt, water, a mark, etc…. Learn more.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwipe verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   to rub something against a surface, in order to remove dirt or liquid from it; to rub a surface with a cloth, etc. in order to clean it. wipe something (on something) Please wipe your feet on the mat. He wiped his hands on a clean towel.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWIPE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you wipe dirt or liquid from something, you remove it, for example by using a cloth or your hand.