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- Dictionarywipe/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
- 2. remove or eliminate (something) completely: "things have happened to wipe the smile off Kate's face" Similar
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.
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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!
: to rub with or as if with something soft for cleaning. b. : to clean or dry by rubbing. c. : to draw, pass, or move for or as if for rubbing or cleaning. wiped his hand across his brow. 2. a. : to remove by or as if by rubbing. wipe the spots off the glass. b. : to expunge completely. wipe from memory the gruesome scenes Amer. Guide Series: Del.
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.
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.
WIPE definition: 1. to clean or dry something by moving a cloth across it: 2. to remove dirt, water, a mark, etc…. Learn more.
1. a. To subject to light rubbing or friction, as with a cloth or paper, in order to clean or dry. b. To clean or dry by rubbing: wiped my feet before I went inside. c. To rub, move, or pass (a cloth, for example) over a surface. 2. a. To remove by or as if by rubbing: wipe off dirt; wipe away grease. b. To blot out completely, as from the memory.
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.
