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Wipe
wʌɪp
- clean or dry (something) by rubbing with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand
"Paul wiped his face with a handkerchief"
- remove (dirt or moisture) from something by wiping
"she wiped away a tear"
- clean (something) by rubbing it against a surface
"the man wiped his hands on his hips"
- spread (a liquid) over a surface by rubbing
"gently wipe the lotion over the eyelids"
- remove or eliminate (something) completely
"things have happened to wipe the smile off Kate's face"
- erase data from (a computer system or electronic or magnetic storage device)
"I discovered all of my hard drives had been wiped"
- reject or dismiss (a person or idea)
"you can wipe that idea, if that's what you're thinking"
- pass (a swipe card) over an electronic reader
"a customer wipes the card across the reader and enters his/her identification number"
- an act of wiping
"Bert was giving the machine a final wipe over with an oily rag"
- a disposable cloth treated with a cleansing agent, for wiping things clean
- a cinematographic effect in which an existing picture seems to be wiped out by a new one as the boundary between them moves across the screen