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ALL meanings of wipe out

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  • noun wipe out an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture. 1
  • noun wipe out a rub, as of one thing over another. 1
  • noun wipe out 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 out a piece of absorbent material, as of paper or cloth, used for wiping. 1
  • noun wipe out a sweeping stroke or blow. 1
  • noun wipe out a gibe. 1
  • noun wipe out Machinery. wiper (def 5). 1
  • noun wipe out Slang. a handkerchief. 1
  • verb with object wipe 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 wipe out to rub or draw (something) over a surface, as in cleaning or drying. 1
  • verb with object wipe 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 wipe out to remove as if by rubbing (usually followed by away, off, etc.): Wipe that smile off your face! 1
  • verb with object wipe out to erase, as from existence or memory (often followed by from): to wipe a thought from one's mind. 1
  • verb with object wipe out 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 out 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 out Machinery. (of a rotating shaft or the like) to melt the brasses of (a bearing) through friction. 1
  • verb with object wipe out Australian Slang. to refuse to have anything to do with; reject; dismiss. 1
  • transitive verb wipe out eradicate, eliminate 1
  • noun wipe out to make emotionally or physically drained or exhausted 0
  • verb wipe out (Idiomatic) To destroy (a large number of people or things); to obliterate. 0
  • verb wipe out To physically erase something written. 0
  • verb wipe out To do away with; to cause to disappear. 0
  • verb wipe out (Intransitive Verb) To crash, fall over (especially in board sports such as surfing, skateboarding etc.). 0
  • phrasal verb wipe out To wipe out something such as a place or a group of people or animals means to destroy them completely. 0
  • verb wipe out to destroy completely; eradicate 0
  • verb wipe out to murder or kill 0
  • verb wipe out to fall or jump off a surfboard or skateboard 0
  • noun wipe out an act or instance of wiping out 0
  • noun wipe out the interference of one radio signal by another so that reception is impossible 0
  • noun wipe out to remove; erase 0
  • noun wipe out to kill off 0
  • noun wipe out to destroy or demolish 0
  • noun wipe out to be capsized by a wave in surfing 0
  • noun wipe out to slip and fall, lose control and skid, etc. 0
  • noun wipe out to suffer an overwhelming defeat, ruinous failure, etc. 0
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