ALL meanings of wipe
wipe
W w - verb with object wipe to rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of: He wiped the furniture with a damp cloth. 1
- verb with object wipe to rub or draw (something) over a surface, as in cleaning or drying. 1
- verb with object wipe to remove by rubbing with or on something (usually followed by away, off, out, etc.): Wipe the dirt off your shoes. Wipe the dust from the pictures. 1
- verb with object wipe to remove as if by rubbing (usually followed by away, off, etc.): Wipe that smile off your face! 1
- verb with object wipe to erase, as from existence or memory (often followed by from): to wipe a thought from one's mind. 1
- verb with object wipe to erase (magnetic tape, a recording, etc.) to delete the entire contents and settings of (a digital storage device, mobile device, etc.): She remotely wiped her computer after it was stolen. 1
- verb with object wipe Plumbing. to apply (solder in a semifluid state) by spreading with leather or cloth over the part to be soldered. to form (a joint) in this manner. 1
- verb with object wipe Machinery. (of a rotating shaft or the like) to melt the brasses of (a bearing) through friction. 1
- verb with object wipe Australian Slang. to refuse to have anything to do with; reject; dismiss. 1
- noun wipe an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture. 1
- noun wipe a rub, as of one thing over another. 1
- noun wipe Also called wipe-off. Movies. a technique in film editing by which the projected image of a scene appears to be pushed or wiped off the screen by the image that follows. 1
- noun wipe a piece of absorbent material, as of paper or cloth, used for wiping. 1
- noun wipe a sweeping stroke or blow. 1
- noun wipe a gibe. 1
- noun wipe Machinery. wiper (def 5). 1
- noun wipe Slang. a handkerchief. 1
- noun wipe Clean or dry (something) by rubbing its surface with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand. 1
- transitive verb wipe clean 1
- noun wipe one pass with cloth 1
- noun wipe towelette 1
- transitive verb wipe erase 1
- intransitive verb wipe forget 1
- noun wipe The act of wiping something. 0
- noun wipe A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping. 0
- noun wipe 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. 0
- noun wipe The lapwing. 0
- verb wipe (Transitive Verb) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.). 0
- verb wipe (Transitive Verb) To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out. 0
- verb wipe (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To cheat; to defraud; to trick; usually followed by out. 0
- verb wipe (Transitive Verb) (computing) To erase. 0
- verb wipe (Transitive Verb) (plumbing) 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. 0
- verb wipe (figuratively) To change one's demeanour or facial expression. 0
- verb wipe If you wipe something, you rub its surface to remove dirt or liquid from it. 0
- verb wipe Wipe is also a noun. 0
- verb wipe If you wipe dirt or liquid from something, you remove it, for example by using a cloth or your hand. 0
- countable noun wipe A wipe is a small moist cloth for cleaning things and is designed to be used only once. 0
- verb wipe to rub (a surface or object) lightly, esp with (a cloth, hand, etc), as in removing dust, water, grime, etc 0
- verb wipe to remove by or as if by rubbing lightly 0
- verb wipe to eradicate or cancel (a thought, memory, etc) 0
- verb wipe to erase a recording from (an audio or video tape) 0
- verb wipe to abandon or reject (a person) 0
- verb wipe to apply (oil, grease, etc) by wiping 0
- verb wipe to form (a joint between two lead pipes) with solder or soft lead 0
- noun wipe the act or an instance of wiping 0
- noun wipe (in film editing) an effect causing the transition from one scene to the next in which the image of the first scene appears to be wiped off the screen by that of the second 0
- noun wipe a sweeping blow or stroke 0
- noun wipe a gibe or jeer 0
- verb transitive wipe to rub or pass over with a cloth, mop, etc., as for cleaning or drying 0
- verb transitive wipe to clean or dry in this manner 0