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
- Wipe the table clean, Maria, Pablo said and grinned at Robert Jordan. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Mrs. Bagnet gathers up her cloak to wipe her eyes on in a very genuine manner, How could you do it? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Issus would wipe out your entire breed an' you ever came within sight of her temple. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- After a pause Madame Olenska broke out with unexpected vehemence: I want to be free; I want to wipe out all the past. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I'm used to plodding in the mud, returned Jo, winking hard, because she would have died rather than openly wipe her eyes. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Hush, now, and wipe your eyes. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- She had seen a drop of eau de Cologne on the polished arm of the sofa, and instinctively sought to wipe it off. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The paper was first dipped into a solution of common salt, and then wiped dry, to diffuse the salt uniformly through the substance of the paper. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Mr. Bumble wiped from his forehead the perspiration which his walk had engendered, glanced complacently at the cocked hat, and smiled. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Very true, said Napier, suddenly jumping up; and, having wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, he began briskly to make fierce love to me. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Mr. Yorke raised his hat, wiped his forehead with his handkerchief. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- With a shaking hand, Bradley took out his handkerchief and wiped his brow. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In Britain Latin was practically wiped out by the conquering Anglo-Saxons, from among whose various dialects the root stock of English presently grew. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- After sufficient cooling they are taken out and wiped with a piece of leather so that only a slight film of fat remains. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- So now, Wegg,' said Mr Boffin, wiping his mouth with an air of much refreshment, 'you begin to know us as we are. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But, to return to our friends, whom we left wiping their eyes, and recovering themselves from too great and sudden a joy. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- After which, Joe withdrew to the window, and stood with his back towards me, wiping his eyes. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I thought he never would have done wiping his feet, and that I must have gone out to lift him off the mat, but at last he came in. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Well, Mas'r Jaggers, said Mike, wiping his nose on his fur cap this time; in a general way, anythink. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Sammy,' said Mr. Weller, wiping his forehead, 'I'm afeerd that vun o' these days I shall laugh myself into a appleplexy, my boy. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Yes, said Madame de Thoux, lifting her head, proudly, and wiping her tears, Mr. Shelby, George Harris is my brother! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Wipes,' replied Master Bates; at the same time producing four pocket-handkerchiefs. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Every day, uncontrolled fire wipes out human lives and destroys vast amounts of property; every day, fire, controlled and regulated in stove and furnace, cooks our food and warms our houses. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The old housekeeper wipes her eyes. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Yes, he's a sortin' the wipes. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He faintly wipes his forehead with his handkerchief and gasps. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Because she leaves you to snivel, and never wipes your nose: she has not even taught you to know the shepherd from the sheep. Plato. The Republic.
- Again, repentance wipes off every crime, especially if attended with an evident reformation of life and manners. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
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