wipe
/waɪp/ noun C2- The act of wiping something. · multiple wipes of a computer's hard disk
- A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping.
- A kind of film transition where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of the frame to another or with a special shape.
Plural wipes
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- wipe away To remove or erase with a wiping motion.
- wipe down To clean the exterior surface of an object, from top to b...
- wipe off To remove (something such as dirt) by wiping.
- wipe out To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of...
- wipe up To completely remove spilled liquid or solids, typically ...
From the library
The soldier made them all wipe their feet upon a green mat before entering this room, and when they were seated he said politely:
When, at last, he walked into Dorothy’s room and thanked her for rescuing him, he was so pleased that he wept tears of joy, and Dorothy had to wipe every tear carefully from his face with her apron, so his joints would not be rusted.
I should like to cry a little because Oz is gone, if you will kindly wipe away my tears, so that I shall not rust.”
Other matches
- wipe To move an object over, maintaining contact, wi... B2
- wipe To have all members of a party die in a single ... C2
- wipe A lapwing, especially a northern lapwing C2
- wipe An instance of all members of a party dying in ... C2
- wipe away To remove or erase with a wiping motion.
- wipe down To clean the exterior surface of an object, fro...
- wipe off To remove
- wipe out To destroy
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