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wipe
(wīp)tr.v. wiped, wip·ing, wipes
1.
a. To subject to light rubbing or friction, as with a cloth or paper, in order to clean or dry.
b. To clean or dry by rubbing: wiped my feet before I went inside.
c. To rub, move, or pass (a cloth, for example) over a surface.
2.
a. To remove by or as if by rubbing: wipe off dirt; wipe away grease.
b. To blot out completely, as from the memory.
3.
a. To spread or apply by or as if by wiping: wiped furniture polish over the table.
b. To form (a joint) in plumbing by spreading solder with a piece of cloth or leather.
n.
Phrasal Verb: 1. The act or an instance of wiping.
2. Something, such as a towel or tissue, used for wiping.
3. A cam that activates another part; a wiper.
4.
a. A blow or swipe.
b. Informal A jeer; a gibe.
5. A transition from one scene in a film or movie to another, effected by means of a line passing across the screen.
wipe out
1. To destroy or be destroyed completely.
2. Slang To murder.
3. Sports To lose one's balance and fall, as when skiing or surfing.
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wipe out
vb (adverb)
1. (tr) to destroy completely; eradicate
2. (tr) informal to murder or kill
3. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (intr) to fall or jump off a surfboard or skateboard
4. (Skateboarding) (intr) to fall or jump off a surfboard or skateboard
n
5. an act or instance of wiping out
6. (Telecommunications) the interference of one radio signal by another so that reception is impossible
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Verb 1. wipe out - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
run out - exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"
drain - deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"
spend - spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"
2. wipe out - kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
decimate - kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
3. wipe out - eliminate completely and without a trace; "The old values have been wiped out"
4. wipe out - remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"
kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
5. wipe out - mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"
6. wipe out - wipe out the effect of something; "The new tax effectively cancels out my raise"; "The `A' will cancel out the `C' on your record"
do away with, eliminate, get rid of, extinguish - terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"
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wipe
verbphrasal verb
wipe out
1. To destroy all traces of:
abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot.
Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to.
2. To get rid of, especially by banishment or execution:
Idioms: do away with, put an end to.
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Translations
يُزيل، يَتَخَلَّص مِنيَمحو، يُدَمِّر كُلِيايَمْسَح من الدّاخِل
udryddeudslette
eltöröl a föld színérõl
afmá, òurrka útgjöreyîahreinsa meî klúti
içini silip temizlemeksilip yok etmektamamen ortadan kaldırmak
w>wipe out
vt sep
(= clean) bath, bowl → auswischen
(= erase) memory, part of brain, sth on blackboard → (aus)löschen ; guilty feelings → verschwinden lassen
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wipe
(waip) verb1. to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc. Would you wipe the table for me? veeg, vee يَمْسَح избърсвам limpar utřít wischen tørre; tørre over σκουπίζω limpiar pühkima پاك كردن pyyhkiä essuyer לְנַגֵב किसी चीज से रगड़ कर साफ करना brisati (le)töröl menyeka þurrka (af), þerra spolverare; strofinare 拭く (수건 등으로) 닦다 nušluostyti, nuvalyti []slaucīt mengelap; mengesat vegen tørke zetrzeć limpar a şterge вытирать utrieť obrisati obrisati torka av เช็ด; ขัด silmek, silip kurulamak 擦拭 витирати پونچھنا làm sạch 擦拭
2. to remove by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc. The child wiped her tears away with her handkerchief; Wipe that writing off (the blackboard); Please wipe up that spilt milk. opvee, afvee يَفْرُك، يَمْحو обърсвам limpar utřít, smazat wischen tørre; fjerne σκουπίζω, σφουγγαρίζω limpiar, enjugar ära pühkima از میان بردن pyyhkiä essuyer, effacer לְנַגֵב किसी चीज से रगड़ कर हटाना obrisati, ukloniti brisanjem letöröl; feltöröl menyeka þerra, þurrka af/burt/upp asciugare; pulire 拭き取る (얼룩 등을) 없애다, 지우다 nušluostyti notraukt; aizslaucīt; uzslaucīt mengelap afvegen tørke wytrzeć limpar a şterge, a curăţa вытирать utrieť, odstrániť obrisati obrisati torka bort (upp) เช็ดให้สะอาด silerek temizlemek 擦掉 витирати کپڑے یا کاغذ سے رگڑ کر مٹانا lau 揩干
noun an act of cleaning by rubbing. Give the table a wipe. skoonmaaksessie مَسْح، تَنْظيف بالفَرْك избърсване limpeza utření das Wischen aftørring σφουγγάρισμα lavado, fregado pühkimine پاک کردن pyyhkäisy coup de torchon נִיגוּב पोंछन brisanje (le)törlés sekaan þerrun, það að þurrka af pulitina 拭くこと 닦기 (nu)valymas, (nu)šluostymas []slaucīšana pengelapan beurt tørking przetarcie limpadela ştergere вытирание utieranie, utretie brisanje brisanje avtorkning การเช็ด silme, temizleme 擦拭 витирати پونچھنے کا عمل lau dọn 擦拭
ˈwiper noun (also windscreen wiper) a moving arm for clearing rain etc from a vehicle's windscreen. veër مِمْسَحَه، مَسّاحَه чистачка limpador / esfregão stěrač der (Scheiben-)Wischer visker υαλοκαθαριστήρας limpiaparabrisas klaasipuhasti برف پاک کن tuulilasinpyyhin essuie-glace מגב שמשה, וישר पोंछन brisač penyapu air hujan þurrka tergicristallo ワイパー (자동차의) 와이퍼 valytuvas (automobiļa) stiklu tīrītājs pengelap wisser vindusvisker wycieraczka limpador ştergător стеклоочиститель; дворник stierač brisalec brisač vindrutetorkare ที่ปัดน้ําฝน silecek 雨刷 склоочисник, "двірник" پونچھنے والا cái gạt nước 雨刷
wipe out1. to clean the inside of (a bowl etc) with a cloth etc. uitvee يَمْسَح من الدّاخِل избърсвам limpar vytřít auswischen tørre af καθαρίζω limpiar el interior puhtaks pühkima تمیز کردن داخل pyyhkiä puhtaaksi bien essuyer לְנַגֵב किसी चीज से साफ करना obrisati kitöröl menyeka hreinsa með klúti pulire 〜の中を拭く 닦아내다 iššluostyti izslaucīt mengelap schoonvegen tørke wytrzeć limpar a şterge протирать vytrieť obrisati obrisati torka ur เช็ดล้างภายใน içini silip temizlemek 擦淨...的內部 протирати всередині صاف کرنا lau sạch bát đĩa 擦洗...的内部
2. to remove; to get rid of. You must try to wipe out the memory of these terrible events. verwyder, vernietig يُزيل، يَتَخَلَّص مِن премахвам apagar vymazat löschen udrydde εξαλείφω, σβήνω borrar, anular lahti saama از بین بردن pyyhkiä pois effacer לִמחוֹק, לְחַסֵל से निजात पाना ukloniti, riješiti se kitöröl membuang afmá, þurrka út cancellare ぬぐい去る 제거하다 išbraukti iš izdzēst (no atmiņas); tikt vaļā menghapuskan; menghilangkan; melenyapkan uitwissen viske ut, slette wymazać apagar a îndepărta избавляться vymazať, odstrániť izbrisati obrisati bli kvitt ขจัดให้หมด silip yok etmek 去除,消掉 забути مٹانا یا چھٹکارا حاصل کرنا loại bỏ 去除,消掉
3. to destroy completely. They wiped out the whole regiment in one battle. vernietig يَمحو، يُدَمِّر كُلِيا избивам destruir zničit ausradieren udslette εξολοθρεύω aniquilar, exterminar maatasa tegema نابود کردن tuhota anéantir לְהַמִיד नष्ट करना potpuno uništiti eltöröl a föld sznéről menghancurkan gjöreyða annientare 一掃する 파괴하다 nušluoti nuo žemės paviršiaus noslaucīt no zemes virsas melenyapkan vernietigen utslette, utrydde zmieść z powierzchni ziemi destruir a distruge în totalitate уничтожать úplne zničiť uničiti zbrisati förinta, utplåna การทําลายราบเป็นหน้ากลอง tamamen ortadan kaldırmak 徹底消滅 знищити پوری طرح سے برباد کر دینا xóa bỏ 消灭
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