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wipe (w

tr.v. wiped, wip·ing, wipes

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.

a. To remove by or as if by rubbing: wipe off dirt; wipe away grease.

b. To blot out completely, as from the memory.

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.

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.

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 [waɪp]

vb (tr)

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

3. to eradicate or cancel (a thought, memory, etc.)

4. (Electronics) to erase a recording from (an audio or video tape)

5. Austral informal to abandon or reject (a person)

6. (Engineering / General Engineering) to apply (oil, grease, etc.) by wiping

7. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) to form (a joint between two lead pipes) with solder or soft lead

wipe the floor with (someone) Informal to defeat decisively

1. the act or an instance of wiping

2. (Performing Arts) (in film editing) an effect causing the transition from one scene to the next in which the image of the first scene appears to be wiped off the screen by that of the second

3. Dialect a sweeping blow or stroke

4. Brit dialect a gibe or jeer

5. (Clothing & Fashion) Obsolete a slang name for handkerchief

[Old English wīpian, related to Middle Low German wīpen, wīp bundle (of cloth), Old High German wīffa, wīfan to wind, Gothic weipan to wreathe]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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 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" wipe away, wipe off - remove by wiping 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

1. clean, dry, polish, brush, dust, rub, sponge, mop, swab She wiped her hands on the towel.

2. erase, remove, take off, get rid of, take away, rub off, efface, clean off, sponge off Gleb wiped the sweat from his face.

noun

rub, clean, polish, brush, lick, sponge, mop, swab I'll give the surfaces a wipe with some disinfectant.

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 a fanatic who is determined to wipe out anyone who opposes him

wipe something up clean something up, mop something up, sop something up I spilled my coffee and Mom leaned across me to wipe it up.

Translations

wipe [waɪp]

A. N

1. (= action) to give sth a wipe (down or over) → pasar un trapo a algo, dar una pasada con un trapo a algo

2. (= product) → toallita f
baby wipes → toallitas fpl húmedas para el bebé
face wipes → toallitas húmedas para la cara

B. VT

1. (= clean, dry) [+ table, floor, surface] → pasar un trapo a, limpiar(con un trapo); [+ blackboard] → borrar, limpiar; [+ dishes] → secar; [+ one's nose, shoes] → limpiarse; [+ one's face, hands] → secarse
to wipe one's eyes/one's brow → enjugarse or secarse las lágrimas/la frente
wipe your feet before you come in → límpiate los pies antes de entrar
to wipe one's bottom → limpiarse el trasero
to wipe sth clean → limpiar algo
to wipe sth dry → secar algo(con un trapo/una toalla, etc)
to wipe the floor with sb → dar una paliza a algn
to wipe the slate clean → hacer borrón y cuenta nueva

2. (= remove) she wiped the sweat from or off her face → se secó or se limpió el sudor de la cara
she wiped the tears from her eyes → se secó or se limpió las lágrimas de los ojos
he stood up, wiping the crumbs from around his mouth → se levantó, limpiándose or quitándose las migas de alrededor de la boca
ten billion pounds was wiped off shares → el valor de las acciones bajó en diez mil millones de libras
that will wipe the smile off her face! → ¡eso le quitará las ganas de sonreír!, ¡con eso se le quitarán las ganas de sonreír!

3. (= move, pass)
to wipe sth over sth he wiped a handkerchief over his forehead → se enjugó or se secó la frente con un pañuelo
he wiped his hand across his eyes → se pasó la mano por los ojos

4. (= erase) [+ tape, disk, data] → borrar
they had wiped what had happened from their minds → habían borrado de la memoria lo sucedido
the village was wiped from or off the map in a bombing raid → los bombardeos borraron la aldea del mapa

C. VI → secar
you wash, I'll wipe → tú friega, yo seco

wipe at VI + PREP (= dry) → secar; (= clean) → limpiar
she wiped at her nose with (the back of) her hand → se secó/limpió la nariz con(el dorso de)la mano

wipe away VT + ADV

1. (lit) [+ one's tears] → enjugarse, secarse; [+ sb's tears] → enjugar, secar; [+ marks] → quitar, limpiar
he wiped away the blood with a handkerchief → limpió la sangre con un pañuelo

2. (fig) [+ guilt, hurt, memory] → borrar

wipe down VT + ADV [+ surface, wall] → limpiar

wipe off

A. VT + ADV (= remove) [+ stain, marks] → quitar, limpiar; [+ recording, data] → borrar

B. VI + ADV [stain, marks] → salir, limpiarse

wipe out VT + ADV

1. (= clean) [+ container] → limpiar

2. (= eliminate) [+ town, people, army] → aniquilar; [+ species] → exterminar; [+ disease] → erradicar; [+ opposition] → derrotar de forma aplastante, aniquilar

3. (= erase) [+ past, memory] → borrar

4. (= cancel) [+ debt] → liquidar; [+ gains] → cancelar

5. (= exhaust) → dejar hecho polvo

6. (= bankrupt) → dejar en la ruina or bancarrota

7. (= kill) → liquidar, borrar del mapa

wipe up

A. VT + ADV → limpiar

B. VI + ADV

1. (= dry the dishes) → secar

2. (= clean up) → limpiar

wipe [ˈwaɪp]

(with sponge) → coup m d'éponge; (with cloth) → coup m de chiffon
to give sth a wipe → passer un (bon) coup sur qch

(= cloth) → lingette f
antiseptic wipe → lingette antiseptique
baby wipe → lingette bébé
facial wipes → lingette démaquillante

vt [+ surface, table, floor, basin] → essuyer; [+ hands] → s'essuyer
Ida wiped her hands on her apron → Ida s'essuya les mains sur son tablier.
to wipe one's nose → s'essuyer le nez
to wipe one's feet → s'essuyer les pieds
Wipe your feet! → Essuie-toi les pieds!

[+ sweat, tears] → essuyer

(= clear) [+ tape, disk, video] → effacer

wipe away

vt sep [+ tears, sweat, stain, dirt] → essuyer
to wipe away one's tears → essuyer ses larmes

wipe off

vt [+ stain, dirt, make-up] → essuyer
to wipe the smile off sb's face → effacer le sourire du visage de qn

wipe out

vt sep

[+ debt] → effacer

[+ memory] → effacer

(= destroy) → anéantir

wipe up

vt sep → essuyer

wipe

n → Wischen nt; to give something a wipe → etw abwischen

vt → wischen; floor → aufwischen; window → überwischen; hands, feet → abwischen, abputzen (rare); to wipe somebody/something dry → jdn/etw abtrocknen or trocken reiben; to wipe somebody/something clean → jdn/etw sauber wischen or säubern; to wipe something with/on a cloth → etw mit/an einem Tuch abwischen; to wipe one’s brow → sich (dat) → die Stirn abwischen; to wipe one’s eyes → sich (dat) → die Augen wischen; to wipe one’s nose → sich (dat) → die Nase putzen; to wipe one’s feet → sich (dat) → die Füße or Schuhe abstreifen or -wischen or -treten; to wipe the tears from one’s eyes → sich (dat) → die Tränen aus den Augen wischen; to wipe one’s bottom → sich (dat) → den Hintern abputzen, sich abputzen; to wipe the floor with somebody (fig inf) → jdn fertigmachen (inf)

wipe:

wipe-down

n → Abreibung f

wipe-over

n to give something a wipe → etw über- or abwischen

wipe [waɪp]

1. n → pulita, passata
to give sth a wipe → dare una pulita or una passata a qc

2. vt (gen) → pulire; (blackboard, tape) → cancellare
to wipe one's eyes → asciugarsi gli occhi
to wipe one's nose → soffiarsi il naso
to wipe one's feet or shoes → pulirsi i piedi
to wipe one's bottom → pulirsi il sedere
to wipe the dishes → asciugare i piatti
to wipe sth dry → asciugare qc
to wipe the floor with sb (fig) (fam) → schiacciare qn

wipe away vt + adv (marks) → togliere; (tears) → asciugare

wipe down vt + adv → pulire

wipe off vt + adv → cancellare; (stains) → togliere (strofinando)

wipe out vt + adv

a. (erase, writing, memory) → cancellare; (debt) → liquidare

b. (destroy, town, race, enemy) → annientare

wipe up

1. vi + adv (dry dishes) → asciugare i piatti

2. vt + adv → asciugare

wipe [waɪp]

1. n → pulita, passata
to give sth a wipe → dare una pulita or una passata a qc

wipe away vt + adv (marks) → togliere; (tears) → asciugare

wipe down vt + adv → pulire

wipe off vt + adv → cancellare; (stains) → togliere (strofinando)

wipe out vt + adv

a. (erase, writing, memory) → cancellare; (debt) → liquidare

b. (destroy, town, race, enemy) → annientare

wipe up

1. vi + adv (dry dishes) → asciugare i piatti

2. vt + adv → asciugare

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 kuivata essuyer לְנַגֵב किसी चीज से रगड़ कर साफ करना brisati (le)töröl menyeka þurrka (af), þerra spolverare; strofinare 拭く (수건 등으로) 닦다 nušluostyti, nuvalyti []slaucīt mengelap; mengesat vegen tørke (av) zetrzeć limpar a şterge вытирать utrieť obrisati obrisati torka av เช็ด; ขัด silmek, silip kurulamak 擦拭 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 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 (얼룩 등을) 없애다, 지우다 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 擦掉 витирати کپڑے یا کاغذ سے رگڑ کر مٹانا lau 揩干

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 닦기 (nu)valymas, (nu)šluostymas []slaucīšana pengelapan beurt tørking przetarcie limpadela ştergere вытирание utieranie, utretie brisanje brisanje avtorkning การเช็ด silme, temizleme 擦拭 витирати پونچھنے کا عمل lau dọn 擦

n wiper

(alsowindscreen 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 pyyhin 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 닦아내다 iššluostyti izslaucīt mengelap schoonvegen tørke (innvendig) wytrzeć limpar a şterge протирать (внутри) vytrieť obrisati obrisati torka ur เช็ดล้างภายใน içini silip temizlemek 擦淨...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 pyyhkiä pois effacer לִמחוֹק, לְחַסֵל से निजात पाना ukloniti, riješiti se kitöröl membuang afmá, þurrka út cancellare ぬぐい去る 제거하다 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 去除，消掉 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 anéantir לְהַשמִיד नष्ट करना potpuno uništiti eltöröl a föld színéről menghancurkan gjöreyða annientare 一掃する 파괴하다 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 徹底消滅 знищити پوری طرح سے برباد کر دینا xóa bỏ 消灭

wipe → يمسح otřít tørre wischen σφουγγίζω limpiar pyyhkiä essuyer brisati strofinare 拭く 닦다 vegen tørke (av) wytrzeć limpar com um pano вытирать torka เช็ดออก silmek lau chùi 擦

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