wipe

verb

wipes; wiped; wiping

[+ obj] to clean or dry (something) by using a towel, your hand, etc.

Would you wipe the dishes?

She wiped her eyes with a tissue.

to remove (something) by rubbing

Wipe your tears.

We were wiping the spots from the wine glasses. - often used figuratively

She has wiped [=erased] the entire conversation from her mind. [=she has forgotten the entire conversation]

The explosion wiped the island off the map. [=it completely destroyed the island]

Their enemies have vowed to wipe them off the face of the earth. [=to destroy them completely; to annihilate them]

to move (something) over a surface

He wiped his hand across his forehead.

chiefly Brit :to completely remove recorded material from (a tape or disk)

You can wipe [=erase] the tape/disk and use it again.

wipe away

[phrasal verb]

wipe (something) away or wipe away (something) :to remove (something) by rubbing

Wipe away grease with our all-purpose cleaner.

He wiped her tears away. - often used figuratively

You cannot simply wipe away the history of this country.

wipe down

[phrasal verb]

wipe (something) down or wipe down (something) :to clean (a surface) by rubbing it with a cloth

He wiped down the counters with a wet cloth.

I wiped the car down with a towel.

wipe off

[phrasal verb]

wipe (someone or something) off or wipe off (someone or something) :to clean (someone or something) by using a towel, your hand, etc.

I wiped off the baby and took him out of the high chair.

She wiped the counters off.

wipe (something) off or wipe off (something) :to remove (something) by rubbing

I wiped the food off the baby's face.

She wiped off the oil from the counter. - often used figuratively in British English

More than a billion pounds have been wiped off share prices. [=the value of share prices has been reduced by more than a billion pounds]

wipe out

[phrasal verb]

US informal :to fall down violently especially when riding a bicycle, surfing, skiing, etc.

The cyclist wiped out coming around the curve. - see also wipeout

wipe (someone or something) out or wipe out (someone or something) :to kill or destroy (someone or something) completely

Drought wiped out our crops this year.

Doctors think they can wipe out the disease.

One bad investment could wipe out your life savings.

wipe (someone) out :to make (someone) very tired

That game completely wiped me out. - see also wiped out

wipe (something) clean

to clean (something) by wiping

I wiped the table clean.

to completely remove something from (something) :to remove everything from (something) - usually used as (be) wiped clean

The computer's hard drive has been wiped clean.

After the accident, his memory of the day was wiped clean. [=he could not remember anything about the day]

wipe that/the smile/smirk/grin off someone's face

informal :to stop smiling or to make someone stop smiling or feeling happy

She couldn't wipe the smile off her face. [=she couldn't stop smiling]

He thinks he's won, but if I get my hands on him, I'll wipe that smile off his face! - often used to tell someone in an angry way to stop smiling

Wipe that smile off your face! This isn't a joke!

wipe the floor with

informal :to beat or defeat (someone or something) completely

I thought I could beat him, but he wiped the floor with me.

wipe the slate clean

to forget all the things that have happened or been done and start doing something again :to start again from the very beginning

She wishes she could wipe the slate clean and start over in a different career.

wipe up

[phrasal verb]

wipe (something) up or wipe up (something) :to use a cloth to remove (something) from a surface

Will you wipe up that spill?

I wiped the milk up off the floor.

noun

plural wipes

[count] a small, wet cloth that is used for cleaning

disposable wipes

baby wipes [=wipes used to clean babies]

an act of cleaning or drying something by using a towel, your hand, etc.

With a wipe, the spill was gone.

I gave the table a quick wipe. [=I quickly wiped the table]

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