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wipe verb (wiped, wiping) 1 to clean or dry something with a cloth, etc. 2 to dry (dishes). 3 (often wipe something away, off, out or up) to remove it by wiping. 4 computing, etc a to clear (magnetic tape or a disk) of its contents; b to erase (the content) from a disk or magnetic tape. 5 to remove or get rid of something • wiped the incident from his memory. 6 to pass (a cloth, etc) over, or rub (a liquid, etc) on to, a surface. 7 Austral colloq to discard (a person, idea or proposition, etc). 8 tr & intr to clean oneself with toilet paper after urinating or defecating. noun 1 the act of cleaning something by rubbing • Give the table a quick wipe. 2 the act of wiping oneself. 3 slang a handkerchief. 4 a piece of fabric or tissue, usually specially treated, for wiping and cleaning eg wounds. 5 cinematog a style of editing in which the picture on the screen appears to be pushed or wiped off the screen by the following one. wipe the floor with someone to defeat them completely.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon wipian.

wipe something down to wipe it (especially something vertical or upright).

wipe out slang to fall from a surfboard or skis, etc. See also wipeout.

wipe someone out slang to kill or murder them.

wipe something out 1 to clean out the inside of it. 2 to remove or get rid of it. 3 to destroy or obliterate it.