english
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wipe sth off sth
[ M ]
to remove something from something , wipe out
US informal
to lose control, especially in a vehicle, and have an accident
• I was going too fast and I wiped out on the bend., wipe sth down
[ M ]
to clean the surface of something, such as a table, with a cloth
• Every night we wipe the tables down before we shut the restaurant., wipe sth out
[ M ]
to destroy something completely
• Whole villages were wiped out in the fighting.
• One bad harvest could wipe out all of a grower's profits for the previous two years.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): wipe something (off) (on something)
to remove something by wiping it on something else. • Don’t wipe your feet off on the carpet. • Don’t wipe off your feet on the carpet. • Wipe them on the mat., Phrase(s): wipe someone or something (off) (with something)
to clean someone or something by wiping with something. • Tony wiped the baby off with a soft cloth. • Jane wiped off the counter with a rag. • Tom fell in the mud and asked Ralph to wipe him off.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idioms beginning with WIPE, Also see MOP UP (WIPE) THE FLOOR WITH; SETTLE (WIPE OUT) AN OLD SCORE.
American Heritage Idioms
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verb ADV. carefully, gently | hastily, quickly | easily The plastic surface can be easily wiped. | just, simply | away, down, up I wiped up the spilt wine. VERB + WIPE pause to, stop to He paused to wipe the sweat from his forehead. | try to PREP. from She gently wiped the tears from her eyes. | off He wiped the marks off the wall. | on She wiped her hands on the towel. | with When you've finished with it, simply wipe it clean with a damp cloth. PHRASES wipe sth clean PHRASAL VERBS wipe sth out ADV. completely, totally | almost, practically, virtually The regiment was virtually wiped out in the first battle. | effectively The disease has been effectively wiped out. VERB + WIPE threaten to pollution that threatens to wipe out 100,000 fish
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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verb
clean:
You must wipe your feet.
Simple Definitions