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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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wipe - the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub" 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)
Verb	1.	wipe - rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth" pass over 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!"

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wipe

verb 1. clean, dry, polish, brush, dust, rub, sponge, mop, swab

verb 2. erase, remove, take off, get rid of, take away, rub off, efface, clean off, sponge off

noun 3. rub, clean, polish, brush, lick, sponge, mop, swab

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 vt → limpiar;

to wipe one's nose → limpiarse la nariz

wipe off vt → limpiar con un trapo

wipe out vt [+ debt] → liquidar [+ memory]; borrar (= destroy); destruir

wipe up vt → limpiar

wipe [waɪp] n → coup 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 vt → essuyer (= erase) [+ tape] → effacer;

to wipe one's nose → se moucher

wipe off vt → essuyer

wipe out vt [+ debt] → éteindre, amortir [+ memory]; effacer (= destroy); anéantir

wipe up vt → essuyer

wipe [waɪp] vt → wischen (= 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 vt → abwischen

wipe out wipe vt (= destroy) [+ city etc] → auslöschen

wipe up wipe vt [+ mess] → aufwischen

wipe [waɪp] n → pulita, passata

vt → pulire (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 vt → cancellare [+ stains]; togliere strofinando

wipe out vt [+ debt] → pagare, liquidare [+ memory]; cancellare (= destroy); annientare

wipe up vt → asciugare

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wipe

v wipe [waip]

1 to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc Would you wipe the table for me? veeg, vee يَمْسَح избърсвам utřít tørre; tørre over (ab)wischen σκουπίζω limpiar pühkima پاك‌ كردن‌ pyyhkiä essuyer לְנַגֵב किसी चीज से रगड़ कर साफ करना brisati (le)töröl menyeka þurrka (af), þerra spolverare; strofinare 拭く 문질러 닦다, 훔치다 nušluostyti, nuvalyti []slaucīt mengelap; mengesat vegen tørke (av) zetrzeć limpar a şterge вытирать utrieť obrisati obrisati torka av เช็ด; ขัด silmek, silip kurulamak 擦 витирати پونچھنا làm sạch 擦

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, afvee يَفْرُك، يَمْحو обърсвам utřít, smazat tørre; fjerne wischen σκουπίζω, σφουγγαρίζω limpiar, enjugar ära pühkima از میان بردن pyyhkiä pois essuyer, effacer לְנַגֵב किसी चीज से रगड़ कर हटाना obrisati, ukloniti brisanjem letöröl; feltöröl menyeka þerra, þurrka af/burt/upp asciugare; pulire 拭き取る (천·종이 등으로) 문질러 없애다 nušluostyti notraukt; aizslaucīt; uzslaucīt mengelap afvegen tørke (bort/opp) wytrzeć limpar a şterge, a curăţa вытирать utrieť, odstrániť obrisati obrisati torka bort (upp) เช็ดให้สะอาด silerek temizlemek 揩幹 витирати کپڑے یا کاغذ سے رگڑ کر مٹانا lau 揩干

n

an act of cleaning by rubbing Give the table a wipe. skoonmaaksessie مَسْح، تَنْظيف بالفَرْك избърсване utření aftørring das Wischen σφουγγάρισμα lavado, fregado pühkimine پاک کردن pyyhkäisy coup de torchon נִיגוּב पोंछन brisanje (le)törlés sekaan þerrun, það að þurrka af pulitina 拭くこと 문질러 닦기 (nu)valymas, (nu)šluostymas []slaucīšana pengelapan beurt tørking przetarcie limpadela ştergere вытирание utieranie, utretie brisanje brisanje avtorkning การเช็ด silme, temizleme 擦 витирати پونچھنے کا عمل lau dọn 擦

n ˈwiper

(also windscreen wiper) a moving arm for clearing rain etc from a vehicle's windscreen. veër مِمْسَحَه، مَسّاحَه чистачка stěrač visker der (Scheiben-)Wischer υαλοκαθαριστήρας limpiaparabrisas klaasipuhasti برف پاک کن tuulilasinpyyhin essuie-glace מַגַב שִמשָה, וִישֶר पोंछन brisač penyapu air hujan þurrka tergicristallo ワイパー (자동차의) 와이퍼 valytuvas (automobiļa) stiklu tīrītājs pengelap wisser vindusvisker wycieraczka limpador ştergător стеклоочиститель; дворник stierač brisalec brisač vindrutetorkare ที่ปัดน้ำฝน silecek 雨刷 склоочисник, “двірник” پونچھنے والا cái gạt nước 雨刷

wipe out

1 to clean the inside of (a bowl etc) with a cloth etc. uitvee يَمْسَح من الدّاخِل избърсвам vytřít tørre af auswischen καθαρίζω limpiar el interior puhtaks pühkima تمیز کردن داخل pyyhkiä puhtaaksi bien essuyer לְנַגֵב किसी चीज से साफ करना obrisati kitöröl menyeka hreinsa með klúti pulire ～の中を拭く (천 등으로) ...을 닦아내다 iššluostyti izslaucīt mengelap schoonvegen tørke (innvendig) wytrzeć limpar a şterge протирать (внутри) vytrieť obrisati obrisati torka ur เช็ดล้างภายใน içini silip temizlemek 擦洗...的內部 протирати всередині صاف کرنا lau sạch bát đĩa 擦洗...的内部

2 to remove; to get rid of You must try to wipe out the memory of these terrible events. verwyder, vernietig يُزيل، يَتَخَلَّص مِن премахвам vymazat udrydde löschen εξαλείφω, σβήνω borrar, anular lahti saama از بین بردن unohtaa effacer לִמחוֹק, לְחַסֵל से निजात पाना ukloniti, riješiti se kitöröl membuang afmá, þurrka út cancellare ぬぐい去る 씻어내다, 없애다 išbraukti iš izdzēst (no atmiņas); tikt vaļā menghapuskan; menghilangkan; melenyapkan uitwissen viske ut, slette wymazać apagar a înde­părta избавляться vymazať, odstrániť izbrisati obrisati bli kvitt ขจัดให้หมด silip yok etmek 打消 забути مٹانا یا چھٹکارا حاصل کرنا loại bỏ 打消

3 to destroy completely They wiped out the whole regiment in one battle. vernietig يَمحو، يُدَمِّر كُلِيا избивам zničit udslette ausradieren εξολοθρεύω aniquilar, exterminar maatasa tegema نابود کردن tuhota maan tasalle anéantir לְהַשמִיד नष्ट करना potpuno uništiti eltöröl a föld színéről menghancurkan gjöreyða annientare 一掃する 일소하다 nušluoti nuo žemės paviršiaus noslaucīt no zemes virsas melenyapkan vernietigen utslette, utrydde zmieść z powierzchni ziemi destruir a distruge în tota­litate уничтожать úplne zničiť uničiti zbrisati förinta, utplåna การทำลายราบเป็นหน้ากลอง tamamen ortadan kaldırmak 消滅 знищити پوری طرح سے برباد کر دینا xóa bỏ 消灭