wipe

wipe [wīp]

vt.

wiped, wiping [ME wipen < OE wipian, akin to OHG wīfan, to wind around < IE * weib-, to turn, twist, turning motion: see VIBRATE]

1.

a) to rub or pass over with a cloth, mop, etc., as for cleaning or drying

b) to clean or dry in this manner [wipe the dishes]

2. to rub or pass (a cloth, the hand, etc.) over something

3. to apply by wiping [wipe oil over the surface]

4. to remove by or as by wiping: with away, off, up, out

5. to form (a joint in lead pipe) by applying liquid solder and rubbing with a leather pad, greased cloth, etc.

n.

1. an act or instance of wiping

2. something used for wiping; specif., a disposable tissue or towel, typically of already-moistened paper and variously designed for cleansing the skin, cleaning eyeglasses, etc.

3. Film TV a transitional editing effect in which one scene appears to replace another as by gradually moving it across the frame

4. [Old Slang]

a) a blow; swipe

b) a gibe; jeer

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wipe out

1. to remove; erase

2. to kill off

3. to destroy or demolish

4. Slang

a) to be capsized by a wave in surfing

b) to slip and fall, lose control and skid, etc.

☆ c) to suffer an overwhelming defeat, ruinous failure, etc.

☆ d) to make emotionally or physically drained or exhausted