Wipe definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

wipe in American English · 1. to rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of · 2. to rub or draw ( ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'wipe'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× wipe (waɪp ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tensewipes ,presentparticiplewiping ,pasttense,pastparticiplewiped 1. verb Ifyouwipesomething,yourubitssurfacetoremovedirtorliquidfromit. I'lljustwipethetable.[VERBnoun] Whenhehadfinishedwashinghebegantowipethebasinclean.[VERBnounwithadjective] Laineywipedherhandsonthetowel.[VERBnoun+on] Synonyms:clean,dry,polish,brush MoreSynonymsofwipe Wipeisalsoanoun. Shegavethetableaquickwipeanddisappearedbehindthecounter. 2. verb Ifyouwipedirtorliquidfromsomething,youremoveit,forexamplebyusingaclothoryourhand. Glebwipedthesweatfromhisface.[VERBnounpreposition] Heshookhisheadandwipedhistearswithatissue.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:erase,remove,takeoff,getridof MoreSynonymsofwipe 3. countablenoun Awipeisasmallmoistclothforcleaningthingsandisdesignedtobeusedonlyonce. ...antisepticwipes. Synonyms:rub,clean,polish,brush MoreSynonymsofwipe 4. Seetowipethesmileoffsomeone'sface 5. towipethefloorwithsomeone 6. towipetheslateclean Phrasalverbs: Seewipeaway Seewipedown Seewipeoff Seewipeout Seewipeup COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof wipe Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'wipe' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'wipe' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'communityspirit' HindiTranslationof'wipe' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency wipeinBritishEnglish (waɪp ) verb(transitive)1. torub(asurfaceorobject)lightly,espwith(acloth,hand,etc),asinremovingdust,water,grime,etc 2. (usuallyfollbyoff,away,from,up,etc) toremovebyorasifbyrubbinglightly hewipedthedirtfromhishands 3. toeradicateorcancel(athought,memory,etc) 4. toerasearecordingfrom(anaudioorvideotape) 5. Australianinformal toabandonorreject(aperson) 6. toapply(oil,grease,etc)bywiping 7. toform(ajointbetweentwoleadpipes)withsolderorsoftlead 8. Seewipethefloorwithsomeone noun9. theactoraninstanceofwiping 10. apieceofclothusedtocleanasurface 11. (infilmediting)aneffectcausingthetransitionfromonescenetothenextinwhichtheimageofthefirstsceneappearstobewipedoffthescreenbythatofthesecond 12. dialect asweepingbloworstroke 13. Britishdialect agibeorjeer 14. obsoleteaslangnameforhandkerchief CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginOldEnglishwīpian,relatedtoMiddleLowGermanwīpen,wīpbundle(ofcloth),OldHighGermanwīffa,wīfantowind,Gothicweipantowreathe WordFrequency wipeinAmericanEnglish (waɪp ) verbtransitiveWordforms:wipedorˈwiping1. a.  toruborpassoverwithacloth,mop,etc.,asforcleaningordrying b.  tocleanordryinthismanner wipethedishes 2.  toruborpass(acloth,thehand,etc.)oversomething 3.  toapplybywiping wipeoiloverthesurface 4.  toremovebyorasbywipingwithaway,off,up,out 5.  toform(ajointinleadpipe)byapplyingliquidsolderandrubbingwithaleatherpad,greasedcloth,etc. noun6.  anactorinstanceofwiping 7.  somethingusedforwiping;specif.,adisposabletissueortowel,typicallyofalready-moistenedpaperandvariouslydesignedforcleansingtheskin,cleaningeyeglasses,etc. 8. CinemaandTelevision atransitionaleditingeffectinwhichonesceneappearstoreplaceanotherasbygraduallymovingitacrosstheframe 9. Slang,Obsoletea.  ablow;swipe b.  agibe;jeer Idioms:wipeout Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEwipen