wipe
To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. Compare rub.
Example
“Melissa wiped her glasses with her shirt.”
Other meanings
To smear (a substance) with this kind of motion.
“You've wiped grease all over your shirt.”
To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out.
Synonyms
- pass over
Related words
- asswipe
- baby wipe
- wet wipe
- wipe up
- wipe down
- wipe away
- wipe off
- wipe out
- wipeout
- wiper
- wipe somebody's eye
- wipe the floor
Word history
From Old English "wīpian" (to wipe, rub, cleanse).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “wipe” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.