Wipe

[waɪp]

Definition

(verb.) rub with a circular motion; 'wipe the blackboard'; 'He passed his hands over the soft cloth'.

Typed by Dominic--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The lapwing.

(v. t.) To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel.

(v. t.) To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; -- usually followed by away, off or out. Also used figuratively.

(v. t.) To cheat; to defraud; to trick; -- usually followed by out.

(n.) Act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean.

(n.) A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe.

(n.) A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm.

(n.) A handkerchief.

(n.) Stain; brand.

Inputed by Jenny

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Rub (as with a cloth, in order to clean or dry).

n. [1]. Wiping.[2]. [Colloquial.] Blow, stroke, hit.[3]. Sneer, gibe, taunt, sarcasm.[4]. (Ornith.) Pewit, lapwing (Vanellus cristatus).

Typed by Larry

Definition

v.t. to clean by rubbing (with away off out): cleanse clear away: to apply solder to with a piece of cloth or leather: (coll.) to beat.—n. act of cleaning by rubbing: a blow: a scar: (slang) handkerchief.—ns. Wī′per; Wī′ping the act of wiping: a thrashing.

Typist: Rachel

Examples

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