Wipe | Mean of wipe in English Dictionary

/ˈwaɪp/

• Verb
• to clean or dry (something) by using a towel, your hand, etc.
1. Would you wipe the dishes?
2. She wiped her eyes with a tissue.
• to remove (something) by rubbing
1. Wipe your tears.
2. We were wiping the spots from the wine glasses.
3. She has wiped [=erased] the entire conversation from her mind. [=she has forgotten the entire conversation]
4. The explosion wiped the island off the map. [=it completely destroyed the island]
5. Their enemies have vowed to wipe them off the face of the earth. [=to destroy them completely; to annihilate them]
• to move (something) over a surface
1. He wiped his hand across his forehead.

• to completely remove recorded material from (a tape or disk)
1. You can wipe [=erase] the tape/disk and use it again.
• to clean (a surface) by rubbing it with a cloth
1. He wiped down the counters with a wet cloth.
2. I wiped the car down with a towel.
• to clean (someone or something) by using a towel, your hand, etc.
1. I wiped off the baby and took him out of the high chair.
2. She wiped the counters off.
• to fall down violently especially when riding a bicycle, surfing, skiing, etc.
1. The cyclist wiped out coming around the curve.
• to kill or destroy (someone or something) completely
1. Drought wiped out our crops this year.
2. Doctors think they can wipe out the disease.
3. One bad investment could wipe out your life savings.
• to make (someone) very tired
1. That game completely wiped me out.
• to clean (something) by wiping
1. I wiped the table clean.
• to completely remove something from (something)
1. The computer's hard drive has been wiped clean.
2. After the accident, his memory of the day was wiped clean. [=he could not remember anything about the day]
• to stop smiling or to make someone stop smiling or feeling happy
1. She couldn't wipe the smile off her face. [=she couldn't stop smiling]
2. He thinks he's won, but if I get my hands on him, I'll wipe that smile off his face!
3. Wipe that smile off your face! This isn't a joke!
• to beat or defeat (someone or something) completely
1. I thought I could beat him, but he wiped the floor with me.
• to forget all the things that have happened or been done and start doing something again
1. She wishes she could wipe the slate clean and start over in a different career.
• to use a cloth to remove (something) from a surface
1. Will you wipe up that spill?
2. I wiped the milk up off the floor.
• Noun
• a small, wet cloth that is used for cleaning
1. disposable wipes
2. baby wipes [=wipes used to clean babies]
• an act of cleaning or drying something by using a towel, your hand, etc.
1. With a wipe, the spill was gone.
2. I gave the table a quick wipe. [=I quickly wiped the table]