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| wipe [ wīp ] |
verb (past and past participle wiped, present participle wip·ing, 3rd person present singular wipes) |
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1. transitive verb rub something with light strokes: to rub something with long light strokes with a soft material, or rub something lightly on a soft material
  wiped their hands on the towel
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2. transitive and intransitive verb remove or be removed by rubbing: to remove something such as dirt with long light rubbing strokes, usually with a soft material, or be removed in this way
The mark wiped off easily.
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3. transitive verb remove recording from tape: to remove recorded material from an audio- or videotape
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4. transitive verb remove something: to remove something or get rid of it as if by wiping
wiped it from my memory
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5. transitive verb apply something with light rubbing: to apply something, especially a liquid or cream, by rubbing it on lightly, e.g. with a cloth or the hand
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noun (plural wipes) |
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1. light rubbing stroke: one or more long light rubbing strokes
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2. disposable cleaning cloth: a soft disposable cloth or tissue soaked with a cleansing liquid, used for cleaning something such as the skin
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3. movies tv one picture pushing other off screen: a cinematic scene-changing device in which one picture appears to push the other off the screen, often used to move from scene to scene
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| [ Old English wīpian< Indo-European, "move back and forth"] |
