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wiped out

wipe out
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wahyp out]
    • /waɪp aʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wahyp out]
    • /waɪp aʊt/

Definitions of wiped out words

  • adjective wiped out completely exhausted. 1
  • adjective wiped out intoxicated; high. 1
  • verb with object wiped out 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 wiped out to rub or draw (something) over a surface, as in cleaning or drying. 1
  • verb with object wiped out 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 wiped out to remove as if by rubbing (usually followed by away, off, etc.): Wipe that smile off your face! 1

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Origin of wiped out

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Wiped out

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wiped out popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wiped out usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for wiped out

adj wiped out

  • all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
  • beggared — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
  • belly up — If a company goes belly up, it does not have enough money to pay its debts.

adjective wiped out

  • demolished — to lay waste to; ruin utterly: The fire demolished the area.
  • disappeared — to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
  • extinct — (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members.
  • fatigued — of or relating to fatigues or any clothing made to resemble them: The guerrilla band wore fatigue pants and field jackets. She brought fatigue shorts to wear on the hike.
  • kaput — ruined; done for; demolished.

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