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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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a piece of soft, wet cloth or paper that you use for wiping: baby wipes. an act of wiping: I'd better give the floor a quick wipe before someone slips on it.
: 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.
WIPE definition: 1. to clean or dry something by moving a cloth across it: 2. to remove dirt, water, a mark, etc…. Learn more.
wipe in British English. (waɪp ) verb (transitive) 1. to rub (a surface or object) lightly, esp with (a cloth, hand, etc), as in removing dust, water, grime, etc. 2. (usually foll by off, away, from, up, etc) to remove by or as if by rubbing lightly. he wiped the dirt from his hands.
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.
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.
Other forms: wiped; wiping; wipes. Definitions of wipe. verb. rub with a circular motion. “ wipe the blackboard”. synonyms: pass over. see more. noun. the act of rubbing or wiping.
Definitions of 'wipe' 1. If you wipe something, you rub its surface to remove dirt or liquid from it. [...] 2. If you wipe dirt or liquid from something, you remove it by using a cloth or your hand. [...] 3. A wipe is a small moist cloth for cleaning things and is designed to be used only once. [...] More. Conjugations of 'wipe'
