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1. (v.t.) wipe
to rub lightly with something in order to clean or dry the surface:
to wipe furniture with a soft cloth.
2. wipe
to clean or dry by patting or rubbing on or with something:
to wipe one's hands on a towel.
3. wipe
to rub or draw (something) over a surface, as in cleaning or drying.
4. wipe
to remove by or as if by rubbing with or on something (usu. fol. by away, off, out, etc.)
5. wipe
to erase, as from existence or memory:
to wipe a thought from one's mind.
6. wipe
to erase (magnetic tape, a recording, etc.).
7. wipe
to seal (a pipe joint) with solder spread by a piece of cloth or leather.
8. wipe
wipe out,
9. wipe
to destroy completely; demolish.
10. wipe
to murder; kill.
11. wipe
Slang. to intoxicate or make high, esp. on narcotic drugs.
12. wipe
wipe up, to clean completely by wiping.
13. (n.) wipe
an act of wiping:
Give the dishes a quick wipe.
14. wipe
a rub, as of one thing over another.
15. wipe
a piece of absorbent material, as of paper or cloth, used for wiping.
16. wipe
a sweeping stroke or blow.
17. wipe
a gibe.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME (v.), OE wīpian, c. MLG wīpen to throw, OHG wīfen to wind round, Go weipan to crown; prob. akin to L vibrāre to move to and fro)
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| Definition of 'WIPE' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) rub, wipe
the act of rubbing or wiping
"he gave the hood a quick rub"
2. (verb) wipe, pass over
rub with a circular motion
"wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"
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1. (verb) wipe
to rub a cloth, sponge, etc. across a surface to clean it
He wiped the table off.; She wiped the sweat from her forehead.
2. wipe
to rub or scrape sth on sth to clean it
Wipe your feet on the mat by the door.
3. wipe
to erase or delete data
I wiped all the photos from the memory card.
4. (noun) wipe
an act of wiping to clean
Here, give your hands a wipe on this.
5. wipe
a damp paper towel that you use once to clean sth
Do you have any wipes?
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| Definition of 'WIPE' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) WIPE
the lapwing
2. (noun) WIPE
act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean
3. (noun) WIPE
a blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe
4. (noun) WIPE
a gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm
5. (noun) WIPE
a handkerchief
6. (noun) WIPE
stain; brand
7. (verb) WIPE
to rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel
8. (verb) WIPE
to remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; -- usually followed by away, off or out. Also used figuratively
9. (verb) WIPE
to cheat; to defraud; to trick; -- usually followed by out
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Sense: to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc
Would you wipe the table for me?
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 Afrikaans: veeg, vee |
 Arabic: يَمْسَح |
 Bulgarian: избърсвам |
 Brazilian: limpar |
 Czech: utřít |
 German: (ab)wischen |
 Danish: tørre; tørre over |
 Greek: σκουπίζω |
 Spanish: limpiar |
 Estonian: pühkima |
 Farsi: پاك كردن |
 Finnish: pyyhkiä |
 French: essuyer |
 Hebrew: לְנַגֵב |
 Hindi: किसी चीज से रगड़ कर साफ क |
 Croatian: brisati |
 Hungarian: (le)töröl |
 Indonesian: menyeka |
 Icelandic: þurrka (af), þerra |
 Italian: spolverare; strofinare |
 Japanese: 拭く |
 Korean: (수건 등으로) 닦다 |
 Lithuanian: nušluostyti, nuvalyti |
 Latvian: []slaucīt |
 Malay: mengelap; mengesat |
 Dutch: vegen |
 Norwegian: tørke (av) |
 Polish: zetrzeć |
 Portuguese: limpar |
 Romanian: aşterge |
 Russian: вытирать |
 Slovak: utrieť |
 Slovenian: obrisati |
 Serbian: obrisati |
 Swedish: torka av |
 Thai: เช็ด; ขัด |
 Turkish: silmek, silip kurulamak |
 Taiwanese: 擦拭 |
 Ukrainian: витирати |
 Urdu: پونچھنا |
 Vietnamese: làm sạch |
 Chinese: 擦拭 |
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