wiping

Variant of wipe

wipe definition

wipe (wīp)

transitive verb wiped, wiping wip′·ing

    1. to rub or pass over with a cloth, mop, etc., as for cleaning or drying
    2. to clean or dry in this manner wipe the dishes
  2. to rub or pass (a cloth, the hand, etc.) over something
  3. to apply by wiping wipe oil over the surface
  4. to remove by or as by wiping: with away, off, up, out
  5. to form (a joint in lead pipe) by applying liquid solder and rubbing with a leather pad, greased cloth, etc.

Etymology: ME wipen < OE wipian, akin to OHG wīfan, to wind around < IE *weib-, to turn, twist, turning motion: see vibrate

noun

  1. an act or instance of wiping
  2. something used for wiping; specif., a disposable tissue or towel, typically of already-moistened paper and variously designed for cleansing the skin, cleaning eyeglasses, etc.
  3. Film, TV a transitional editing effect in which one scene appears to replace another as by gradually moving it across the frame
  4. Slang
    1. a blow; swipe
    2. a gibe; jeer
wipe Idioms

wipe out

  1. to remove; erase
  2. to kill off
  3. to destroy or demolish
  4. Slang
    1. to be capsized by a wave in surfing
    2. to slip and fall, lose control and skid, etc.
    3. ☆ to suffer an overwhelming defeat, ruinous failure, etc.
    4. ☆ to make emotionally or physically drained or exhausted

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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