Wipe

Phonetics:

/waɪp/

Meanings:

noun

Definition: The act of wiping something.

Example: multiple wipes of a computer’s hard disk

Definition: A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping.

Definition: 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.

Definition: A sarcastic remark; a reproof, a jibe.

verb

Definition: To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)

Example: I wiped the sweat from my brow with the back of my hand.

Definition: To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out.

Definition: To cheat; to defraud; to trick; usually followed by out.

Definition: To erase.

Example: I accidentally wiped my hard drive.

Definition: To make (a joint, as between pieces of lead pipe), by surrounding the junction with a mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing.

Definition: To remove an expression from one’s face.

Example: You should wipe that smirk off your face before the boss comes in.

Definition: To deperm (a ship).

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