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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026wipe /waɪp/USA pronunciation
v., wiped, wip•ing, n. v. - to clean or dry by patting or rubbing:[~ + object]to wipe the furniture clean; to wipe the dishes.
- to remove by or as if by rubbing:[~ + object]wiped the tears from her eyes; Wipe that thought from your mind.
- wipe out:
- to destroy completely: [~ + out + object]They wiped out the supply depots.[~ + object + out]The crews wiped them out.
- to murder: [~ + out + object]to wipe out his gangland rivals.[~ + object + out]to wipe them out.
n. [countable]
- an act of wiping.
wip•er, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026wiped-out
(wīpt′out′),USA pronunciation adj. [Slang.]
- Slang Termscompletely exhausted.
- Slang Termsintoxicated;
high. Also, wiped.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026wipe
(wīp),USA pronunciation v., wiped, wip•ing, n. v.t. - to rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of:He wiped the furniture with a damp cloth.
- to rub or draw (something) over a surface, as in cleaning or drying.
- to remove by rubbing with or on something (usually fol. by away, off, out, etc.):Wipe the dirt off your shoes. Wipe the dust from the pictures.
- to remove as if by rubbing (usually fol. by away, off, etc.):Wipe that smile off your face!
- to erase, as from existence or memory (often fol. by from):to wipe a thought from one's mind.
- to erase (magnetic tape, a recording, etc.).
- Building[Plumbing.]
- Buildingto apply (solder in a semifluid state) by spreading with leather or cloth over the part to be soldered.
- Buildingto form (a joint) in this manner.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.](of a rotating shaft or the like) to melt the brasses of (a bearing) through friction.
- British Terms[Australian Slang.]to refuse to have anything to do with;
reject;
dismiss.
- wipe out:
- to destroy completely;
demolish:The entire city was wiped out.
- [Informal.]to murder;
kill:They wiped him out to keep him from testifying.
- [Slang.]to beat decisively, as in sports.
- [Slang.](in sports) to be taken out of competition by a fall, accident, collision, etc.
- [Slang.]to intoxicate or cause to become high, esp. on narcotic drugs.
- wipe up, to clean completely by wiping:to wipe up the mess on the floor.
n. - an act of wiping:He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.
- a rub, as of one thing over another.
- Show BusinessAlso called wipe′-off′. [Motion Pictures.]a technique in film editing by which the projected image of a scene appears to be pushed or wiped off the screen by the image that follows.
- a piece of absorbent material, as of paper or cloth, used for wiping.
- a sweeping stroke or blow.
- a gibe.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]wiper (def. 5).
- [Slang.]a handkerchief.
- bef. 1000; Middle English (verb, verbal), Old English wīpian; cognate with Old High German wīfan to wind round, Gothic weipan to crown; perh. akin to Latin vibrāre to move to and fro
4. erase, eradicate, banish.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wipe out vb (adverb)- (transitive) to destroy completely; eradicate
- (transitive) informal to murder or kill
- (intransitive) to fall or jump off a surfboard or skateboard
n - an act or instance of wiping out
- the interference of one radio signal by another so that reception is impossible
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