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Meaning
Verb
●
To
move
an
object
over,
maintaining
contact
, with the
intention
of
removing
some
substance
from the
surface
. (Compare rub.)
●
To
remove
by
rub
bing; to
rub off
; to
obliterate
; usually
followed by
away
, off, or out.
●
To
cheat
; to
defraud
; to
trick
; usually
followed by
out.
●
To
clean
(the
buttocks
) after defecation.
●
In Computing:
To erase.
●
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.
●
To
remove
an
expression
from
one's
face.
●
To
deperm
(a ship).
●
To
perform
a
transition
in
which one
scene
or
slid
e is
replaced
with another
over time
along a
horizontal
axis
,
as if
one
scene
or
slid
e is a
layer
being
slid off
the other.
●
In Role-playing games & Video games:
To have all members of a
party
die
in a
single
campaign
,
event
, or
battle
; to be
wiped
out.
Noun
●
The
act
of
wiping
something.
●
A
soft
piece
of
cloth
or
cloth
-like
material
used for wiping.
●
In British English:
A handkerchief.
●
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.
●
A
sarcastic
remark
; a
reproof
, a jibe.
●
In British English:
A
blow
or
swipe
; the
act
of
striking
somebody or something.
●
In Plovers and lapwings:
A
lapwing
, especially a
northern lapwing
(Vanellus vanellus).
●
In Role-playing games & Video games:
An
instance
of all
members of a
party
dying
in a
single
campaign
,
event
, or
battle
; a wipeout.
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Origin
wipe
English
wipen
Middle English (1100-1500)
wipian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Wash
Flush
Rinse
Blot
Pull
Clean
Rub
Scrub
Knock
Blow
Erase
Shake
Scrape
Burn
Lick
Destroy
Tear
Brush
Sweep
Throw
Cleaning
Remove
Spray
Squeeze
Obliterate
Cleanse
Kill
Dry
Flatten
Cleaner
Washing
Straighten
Disinfect
Yank
Drop
Leave
Swab
Towel
Cleanser
Break
Soak
Clear
Mop
Lock
Strip
Lift
Sponge
Drain
Lay
Suck
Turn
Kick
Crush
Block
Cut
Annihilate
Fill
More
Rhymes
Ripe
Hype
Pipe
Type
Wipe
Gripe
Tripe
Skype
Snipe
Swipe
Stipe
Stripe
Retype
Unripe
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