Wipe Definition
wīp
wiped, wipes, wiping
verb
wiped, wipes, wiping
To rub or pass over with a cloth, mop, etc., as for cleaning or drying.
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To clean or dry in this manner.
Wipe the dishes.
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To rub or pass (a cloth, the hand, etc.) over something.
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To remove by or as by wiping.
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To apply by wiping.
Wipe oil over the surface.
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noun
An act or instance of wiping.
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Something used for wiping; specif., a disposable tissue or towel, typically of pre-moistened paper or cloth and variously designed for cleansing the skin, cleaning eyeglasses, etc.
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A cam that activates another part; a wiper.
American Heritage
A blow; swipe.
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A transitional editing effect in which one scene appears to replace another as by gradually moving it across the frame.
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Synonyms:
idiom
wipe out
- to remove; erase
- to kill off
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Other Word Forms of Wipe
Noun
Singular:
wipePlural:
wipesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Wipe
Origin of Wipe
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From Middle English wipen, from Old English wÄ«pian (“to wipe, rub, cleanse"), from Proto-Germanic *wÄ«pōnÄ… (“to wipe"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weib-, *(s)weip- (“to twist, wind around"). Cognate with German wippen (“to bob"), Swedish veva (“to turn, wind, crank"), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 (weipan, “to wreathe, crown"), Old English swÄ«fan (“to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene"). More at swivel, swift.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English wipen from Old English wīpian weip- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Compare Swedish vipa, Danish vibe (“lapwing").
From Wiktionary
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