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Pronunciation
audio|en-us-wipe.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪp|-aɪp
Etymology
OE. wipan.
Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb|wip|ing
- To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (cf. rub)
#: I wiped my glasses with my shirt.
#: I wiped the sweat from my brow with the back of my hand.
- computing To erase.
#: I accidentally wiped my hard drive.
Translations
trans-top|removing surface substance
Danish: tørre
Dutch: vegen
Finnish: pyyhkiä
French: essuyer
Ga: enga
German: wischen
trans-mid
Kyerepon: pwere
Spanish: limpiar
Swedish: torka, torka av
Twi: pepa
Vietnamese: lau, chùi, lau sạch, chùi sạch
trans-bottom
trans-top|erasing a computer disk
Danish: slette
Dutch: wissen
German: löschen
trans-mid
Spanish: formatear
Swedish: radera
Vietnamese: xoá
trans-bottom
Noun
en-noun
- A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping.
Translations
Danish: viskestykke
Vietnamese: kh�n lau, kh�n chùi
Derived terms
wipe out
wipeout
wipe somebody's eye
asswipe
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