wipe
♦ wipe /w'aɪp/ (wipes wiping wiped)
1 [VERB] V n, V n with adj, V n on n
If you wipe something, you rub its surface to remove dirt or liquid from it.
I'll just wipe the table...
When he had finished washing he began to wipe the basin clean...
Lainey wiped her hands on the towel.
[N-COUNT] usu sing
Wipe is also a noun.
She gave the table a quick wipe and disappeared behind the counter.
2 [VERB] V n prep, V n
If you wipe dirt or liquid from something, you remove it, for example by using a cloth or your hand.
Gleb wiped the sweat from his face...
He shook his head and wiped his tears with a tissue.
3 [N-COUNT]
A wipe is a small moist cloth for cleaning things and is designed to be used only once.
...antiseptic wipes.
4
to wipe the floor with someone: see floor
to wipe the slate clean: see slatewipe away
or wipe off
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron)
If you wipe away or wipe off dirt or liquid from something, you remove it, for example by using a cloth or your hand.
He wiped away the blood with a paper napkin...wipe off
see wipe awaywipe out
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V P n (not pron), also V n P
To wipe out something such as a place or a group of people or animals means to destroy them completely.
The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population...
The man is a fanatic who is determined to wipe out any opposition to the way he conducts himself.wipe up
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P n (not pron)
If you wipe up dirt or liquid from something, you remove it using a cloth.
I spilled my coffee all over the table and Mom leaned across me to wipe it up...
Wipe up spills immediately.
1 [VERB] V n, V n with adj, V n on n
If you wipe something, you rub its surface to remove dirt or liquid from it.
I'll just wipe the table...
When he had finished washing he began to wipe the basin clean...
Lainey wiped her hands on the towel.
[N-COUNT] usu sing
Wipe is also a noun.
She gave the table a quick wipe and disappeared behind the counter.
2 [VERB] V n prep, V n
If you wipe dirt or liquid from something, you remove it, for example by using a cloth or your hand.
Gleb wiped the sweat from his face...
He shook his head and wiped his tears with a tissue.
3 [N-COUNT]
A wipe is a small moist cloth for cleaning things and is designed to be used only once.
...antiseptic wipes.
4
to wipe the floor with someone: see floor
to wipe the slate clean: see slatewipe away
or wipe off
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron)
If you wipe away or wipe off dirt or liquid from something, you remove it, for example by using a cloth or your hand.
He wiped away the blood with a paper napkin...wipe off
see wipe awaywipe out
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V P n (not pron), also V n P
To wipe out something such as a place or a group of people or animals means to destroy them completely.
The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population...
The man is a fanatic who is determined to wipe out any opposition to the way he conducts himself.wipe up
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P n (not pron)
If you wipe up dirt or liquid from something, you remove it using a cloth.
I spilled my coffee all over the table and Mom leaned across me to wipe it up...
Wipe up spills immediately.