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wipe  (wp)
tr.v. wiped, wip·ing, wipes
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.
3.
a. To spread or apply by or as if by wiping: wiped furniture polish over the table.
b. To form (a joint) in plumbing by spreading solder with a piece of cloth or leather.
n.
1. The act or an instance of wiping.
2. Something, such as a towel or tissue, used for wiping.
3. A cam that activates another part; a wiper.
4.
a. A blow or swipe.
b. Informal A jeer; a gibe.
5. A transition from one scene in a film or movie to another, effected by means of a line passing across the screen.
Phrasal Verb:
wipe out
1. To destroy or be destroyed completely.
2. Slang To murder.
3. Sports To lose one's balance and fall, as when skiing or surfing.

[Middle English wipen, from Old English wpian; see weip- in Indo-European roots.]

wipe
Verb
[wiping, wiped]
1. to rub (a surface or object) lightly with a cloth or the hand, in order to remove dirt or liquid from it
2. to remove by wiping: she made a futile attempt to wipe away her tears
3. to erase a recording from (a video or audio tape)
Noun
the act or an instance of wiping: a quick wipe [Old English wīpian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wipe - the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"
physical contact, contact - the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch"
scuff - the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
Verb1.wipe - rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"
rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
sponge - wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
squeegee - wipe with a squeegee; "squeegee the windows"
broom, sweep - sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
towel - wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry"
whisk off, whisk - brush or wipe off lightly
wipe away, wipe off - remove by wiping
wipe away, wipe off - remove by wiping
deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
rub out, score out, wipe off, erase, efface - remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

wipe
verb 2. erase, remove, take off, get rid of, take away, rub off, efface, clean off, sponge off
wipe something or someone out destroy, eliminate, take out (slang) massacre, slaughter, erase, eradicate, blow away (slang), chiefly U.S. obliterate, liquidate (informal) annihilate, efface, exterminate, expunge, extirpate, wipe from the face of the earth (informal) kill to the last man, kennet Austral. (slang) jeff Austral. (slang)
Translations

wipe [waɪp] n to give sth a wipe → pasar un trapo sobre algo vtlimpiar;
to wipe one's nose → limpiarse la nariz
wipe off vtlimpiar con un trapo
wipe out vt [+ debt] → liquidar [+ memory]; borrar (= destroy); destruir
wipe up vtlimpiar
wipe [waɪp] ncoup m de torchon (or de chiffon or d'éponge);
to give sth a wipe → donner un coup de torchon/de chiffon/d'éponge à qch vtessuyer (= erase) [+ tape] → effacer;
to wipe one's nose → se moucher
wipe off vtessuyer
wipe out vt [+ debt] → éteindre, amortir [+ memory]; effacer (= destroy); anéantir
wipe up vtessuyer
wipe [waɪp] vtwischen (= dry); abtrocknen (= clean); abwischen (= erase) [+ tape] → löschen;
to wipe one's nose → sich dat die Nase putzen n to give sth a wipe → etw abwischen
wipe off wipe vtabwischen
wipe out wipe vt (= destroy) [+ city etc] → auslöschen
wipe up wipe vt [+ mess] → aufwischen
wipe [waɪp] npulita, passata
vtpulire (strofinando) [+ dishes]; asciugare;
to give sth a wipe → dare una pulita or una passata a qc;
to wipe one's nose → soffiarsi il naso
wipe off vtcancellare [+ stains]; togliere strofinando
wipe out vt [+ debt] → pagare, liquidare [+ memory]; cancellare (= destroy); annientare
wipe up vtasciugare

wipe
v wipe [waip]
1 to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc Would you wipe the table for me?veeg, veeيَمْسَحизбърсвамutříttørre; tørre over(ab)wischenσκουπίζωlimpiarpühkimaپاك‌ كردن‌pyyhkiäessuyerלְנַגֵבकिसी चीज से रगड़ कर साफ करनाbrisati(le)törölmenyekaþurrka (af), þerraspolverare; strofinare拭く문질러 닦다, 훔치다nušluostyti, nuvalyti[]slaucītmengelap; mengesatvegentørke (av)zetrzećlimpara ştergeвытиратьutrieťobrisatiobrisatitorka avเช็ด; ขัดsilmek, silip kurulamakвитиратиپونچھناlàm sạch
2 to remove by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc The child wiped her tears away with her handkerchief; Wipe that writing off (the blackboard); Please wipe up that spilt milk.opvee, afveeيَفْرُك، يَمْحوобърсвамutřít, smazattørre; fjernewischenσκουπίζω, σφουγγαρίζωlimpiar, enjugarära pühkimaاز میان بردنpyyhkiä poisessuyer, effacerלְנַגֵבकिसी चीज से रगड़ कर हटानाobrisati, ukloniti brisanjemletöröl; feltörölmenyekaþerra, þurrka af/burt/uppasciugare; pulire拭き取る(천·종이 등으로) 문질러 없애다nušluostytinotraukt; aizslaucīt; uzslaucītmengelapafvegentørke (bort/opp)wytrzećlimpara şterge, a curăţaвытиратьutrieť, odstrániťobrisatiobrisatitorka bort (upp)เช็ดให้สะอาดsilerek temizlemek揩幹витиратиکپڑے یا کاغذ سے رگڑ کر مٹاناlau揩干
n
an act of cleaning by rubbing Give the table a wipe.skoonmaaksessieمَسْح، تَنْظيف بالفَرْكизбърсванеutřeníaftørringdas Wischenσφουγγάρισμαlavado, fregadopühkimineپاک کردنpyyhkäisycoup de torchonנִיגוּבपोंछनbrisanje(le)törléssekaanþerrun, það að þurrka afpulitina拭くこと문질러 닦기(nu)valymas, (nu)šluostymas[]slaucīšanapengelapanbeurttørkingprzetarcielimpadelaştergereвытираниеutieranie, utretiebrisanjebrisanjeavtorkningการเช็ดsilme, temizlemeвитиратиپونچھنے کا عملlau dọn
n ˈwiper
(also windscreen wiper) a moving arm for clearing rain etc from a vehicle's windscreen. veërمِمْسَحَه، مَسّاحَهчистачкаstěračviskerder (Scheiben-)Wischerυαλοκαθαριστήραςlimpiaparabrisasklaasipuhastiبرف پاک کنtuulilasinpyyhinessuie-glaceמַגַב שִמשָה, וִישֶרपोंछनbrisačpenyapu air hujanþurrkatergicristalloワイパー(자동차의) 와이퍼valytuvas(automobiļa) stiklu tīrītājspengelapwisservindusviskerwycieraczkalimpadorştergătorстеклоочиститель; дворникstieračbrisalecbrisačvindrutetorkareที่ปัดน้ำฝนsilecek雨刷склоочисник, “двірник”پونچھنے والاcái gạt nước
wipe out
1 to clean the inside of (a bowl etc) with a cloth etc. uitveeيَمْسَح من الدّاخِلизбърсвамvytříttørre afauswischenκαθαρίζωlimpiar el interiorpuhtaks pühkimaتمیز کردن داخلpyyhkiä puhtaaksibien essuyerלְנַגֵבकिसी चीज से साफ करनाobrisatikitörölmenyekahreinsa með klútipulire~の中を拭く(천 등으로) ...을 닦아내다iššluostytiizslaucītmengelapschoonvegentørke (innvendig)wytrzećlimpara ştergeпротирать (внутри)vytrieťobrisatiobrisatitorka urเช็ดล้างภายในiçini silip temizlemek擦洗...的內部протирати всерединіصاف کرناlau sạch bát đĩa...
2 to remove; to get rid of You must try to wipe out the memory of these terrible events.verwyder, vernietigيُزيل، يَتَخَلَّص مِنпремахвамvymazatudryddelöschenεξαλείφω, σβήνωborrar, anularlahti saamaاز بین بردنunohtaaeffacerלִמחוֹק, לְחַסֵלसे निजात पानाukloniti, riješiti sekitörölmembuangafmá, þurrka útcancellareぬぐい去る씻어내다, 없애다išbraukti išizdzēst (no atmiņas); tikt vaļāmenghapuskan; menghilangkan; melenyapkanuitwissenviske ut, slettewymazaćapagara înde­părtaизбавлятьсяvymazať, odstrániťizbrisatiobrisatibli kvittขจัดให้หมดsilip yok etmek打消забутиمٹانا یا چھٹکارا حاصل کرناloại bỏ
3 to destroy completely They wiped out the whole regiment in one battle.vernietigيَمحو، يُدَمِّر كُلِياизбивамzničitudsletteausradierenεξολοθρεύωaniquilar, exterminarmaatasa tegemaنابود کردنtuhota maan tasalleanéantirלְהַשמִידनष्ट करनाpotpuno uništitieltöröl a föld színérőlmenghancurkangjöreyðaannientare一掃する일소하다nušluoti nuo žemės paviršiausnoslaucīt no zemes virsasmelenyapkanvernietigenutslette, utryddezmieść z powierzchni ziemidestruira distruge în tota­litateуничтожатьúplne zničiťuničitizbrisatiförinta, utplånaการทำลายราบเป็นหน้ากลองtamamen ortadan kaldırmak消滅знищитиپوری طرح سے برباد کر دیناxóa bỏ

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