wipe

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.

4. to remove as if by rubbing (usually followed by away, off, etc.):

   Wipe that smile off your face!

   Synonyms: banish, eradicate, erase

5. to erase, as from existence or memory (often followed by from ):

   to wipe a thought from one's mind.

6. 1. to erase (magnetic tape, a recording, etc.)
   2. to delete the entire contents and settings of (a digital storage device, mobile device, etc.):

      She remotely wiped her computer after it was stolen.

7. Plumbing.
   1. to apply (solder in a semifluid state) by spreading with leather or cloth over the part to be soldered.
   2. to form (a joint) in this manner.
8. Machinery. (of a rotating shaft or the like) to melt the brasses of (a bearing) through friction.
9. Australian Slang. to refuse to have anything to do with; reject; dismiss.

1. (in a video game) to suffer a defeat in which all cooperative player characters in a group are killed:

   After hours in that dungeon, our group wiped and we had to start again from the beginning.

1. an act of wiping:

   He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.

2. a rub, as of one thing over another.
3. Also called wipe-off. Movies. 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.
4. a piece of absorbent material, as of paper or cloth, used for wiping.
5. a sweeping stroke or blow.
6. a gibe.
7. Machinery. wiper ( def 5 ).
8. (in a video game) a defeat in which all cooperative player characters in a group are killed:

   a total party wipe.

9. Slang. a handkerchief.

verb phrase

1. 1. to destroy completely; demolish:

      The entire city was wiped out.

   2. Informal. to murder; kill:

      They wiped him out to keep him from testifying.

   3. Slang. to beat decisively, as in sports.
   4. Slang. (in sports) to be taken out of competition by a fall, accident, collision, etc.
   5. Slang. to intoxicate or cause to become high, especially on narcotic drugs.
2. to clean completely by wiping:

   to wipe up the mess on the floor.