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verb (used with object)
1.
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.
2.
to rub or draw (something) over a surface, as in cleaning or drying.
3.
to remove by rubbing with or on something (usually followed by away, off, out, etc.): Wipe the dirt off your shoes. Wipe the dust from the pictures.
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to remove as if by rubbing (usually followed by away, off, etc.): Wipe that smile off your face!
5.
EXPANDto erase, as from existence or memory (often followed by from): to wipe a thought from one's mind.
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to erase (magnetic tape, a recording, etc.).
7.
Plumbing.
a.
to apply (solder in a semifluid state) by spreading with leather or cloth over the part to be soldered.
b.
to form (a joint) in this manner.
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Machinery. (of a rotating shaft or the like) to melt the brasses of (a bearing) through friction.
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COLLAPSEAustralian Slang. to refuse to have anything to do with; reject; dismiss.
noun
10.
an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.
11.
a rub, as of one thing over another.
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a piece of absorbent material, as of paper or cloth, used for wiping.
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EXPANDa sweeping stroke or blow.
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is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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wipe out,
a.
to destroy completely; demolish: The entire city was wiped out.
b.
Informal. to murder; kill: They wiped him out to keep him from testifying.
c.
Slang. to beat decisively, as in sports.
d.
Slang. (in sports) to be taken out of competition by a fall, accident, collision, etc.
e.
Slang. to intoxicate or cause to become high, especially on narcotic drugs.
19.
wipe up, to clean completely by wiping: to wipe up the mess on the floor.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English (v.), Old English wīpian; cognate with Old High German wīfan to wind round, Gothic weipan to crown; perhaps akin to Latin vibrāre to move to and fro
before 1000; Middle English (v.), Old English wīpian; cognate with Old High German wīfan to wind round, Gothic weipan to crown; perhaps akin to Latin vibrāre to move to and fro
Synonyms
4. erase, eradicate, banish.
4. erase, eradicate, banish.
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Word Origin & History
wipe
O.E. wipan, from P.Gmc. *wipanan (cf. Dan. vippe, M.Du., Du. vippen, O.H.G. wifan "to swing"), from PIE *weip- "to turn, vacillate, tremble" (cf. L. vibrare "to shake;" see vibrate). The noun meaning "disposable absorbent tissue" is attested from 1971. Surfer slang produced
EXPANDwipeout (1962); sense of "destruction, defeat, a killing" is recorded from 1968.
COLLAPSE
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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