Wipe
verb
To move a cloth across a surface to clean it.
My mom asked me to wipe the table after we finished eating.
Often appears as...
- wipe the table
- wipe the floor
verb
To remove or get rid of something.
He wiped the grin off his face.
Often appears as...
- wipe the smile off
- wipe the slate clean
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Disapproving
verb
To kill or destroy completely.
The entire city was wiped out by the hurricane.
Often appears as...
- wipe out a species
- wipe out a population
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To slide something, especially a piece of cloth, over the surface of something else, in order to remove dust, water, etc.
Remember to wipe your hard drive before you sell your computer.
Often appears as...
- wipe a hard drive
- wipe data
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Technical
noun
An act of wiping to clean or dry something.
Give the table a quick wipe with a cloth.
Often appears as...
- a quick wipe
- a wipe down
verb
To move a cloth across a surface to clean it.
My mom asked me to wipe the table after we finished eating.
Often appears as...
- wipe the table
- wipe the floor
verb
To remove or get rid of something.
He wiped the grin off his face.
Often appears as...
- wipe the smile off
- wipe the slate clean
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To kill or destroy completely.
The entire city was wiped out by the hurricane.
Often appears as...
- wipe out a species
- wipe out a population
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To slide something, especially a piece of cloth, over the surface of something else, in order to remove dust, water, etc.
Remember to wipe your hard drive before you sell your computer.
Often appears as...
- wipe a hard drive
- wipe data
Usage tips
Technical
noun
An act of wiping to clean or dry something.
Give the table a quick wipe with a cloth.
Often appears as...
- a quick wipe
- a wipe down
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Wipe involves a hand motion; moving a cloth across something often with some pressure.
She had to wipe the mirror several times to remove the smudges.
Pro Tip 2/3Cleaning Purpose
Wipe is typically used for cleaning or drying a surface or object.
Please wipe your feet on the mat before entering.
Pro Tip 3/3Surface Contact
Wipe implies direct contact with the surface being cleaned.
He used a tissue to wipe the dust from the shelf.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Wipe involves a hand motion; moving a cloth across something often with some pressure.
She had to wipe the mirror several times to remove the smudges.
Pro Tip 2/3Cleaning Purpose
Wipe is typically used for cleaning or drying a surface or object.
Please wipe your feet on the mat before entering.
Pro Tip 3/3Surface Contact
Wipe implies direct contact with the surface being cleaned.
He used a tissue to wipe the dust from the shelf.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Wipe involves a hand motion; moving a cloth across something often with some pressure.
She had to wipe the mirror several times to remove the smudges.
Pro Tip 2/3Cleaning Purpose
Wipe is typically used for cleaning or drying a surface or object.
Please wipe your feet on the mat before entering.
Pro Tip 3/3Surface Contact
Wipe implies direct contact with the surface being cleaned.
He used a tissue to wipe the dust from the shelf.
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Why it’s so hard to cure...
the instructions for building more HIV viruses lies dormant, sometimes for years. So even if we could wipe out every HIV virus from an infected person's body, one of those T cells could activate and start spreading the virus again. The other major catch is that not everyone in the world has access to the therapies that could save their lives.
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Exploring Pluto's...
And you're really trying to make sure you have everything on the ground before it gets wiped from the spacecraft, before it's gone from humanity forever. You want to make sure you have everything. The true exploration isn't something that normal people get to do, right. I've got to explore worlds that have never been seen before.
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TED2016 in review PIPE...
and my life has changed and just how they're telling me how their life was James now my life has changed and this is the greatest thing ever and then at the end I jump to my feet and I clap and I wipe away a tear and then literally three hours later I'm in the lunch line
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Do we really need...
Some of these are helpful predators of plant pests or vital pollinators, so erasing them from agriculture wipes out their benefits, too. Pesticides have improved over time and are currently regulated by strict safety standards,
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The nurdles' quest for...
are then passed up through the food chain. And that's how, bit by bit, nurdles accomplish their goal, growing ever more pervasive as they wipe out marine life and reshape the ocean's ecosystems. So, how to break this cycle?
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How I held my breath for...
What that does is, you start building up the red bloodcell count in your body, which helps you carry oxygen better. Every morning, again, after getting out of that tent, your brain is completely wiped out.
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The Hot Zone: Official...
It spreads through bodily fluids. When we show each other affection It's learning. It's evolved. It will wipe us out if we don't get ahead of it. Woah. You're going to get us all killed.
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Let's talk about sex -...
so deep inside of a body, the mother builds a tiny ocean. Outside are events of unimaginable violence. Whole new forms of life are being created only to be wiped away.
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The history of the Cuban...
It's not hard to imagine a world where at any given moment, you and everyone you know could be wiped out without warning at the push of a button.
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Is Humanity The Next...
were caused by cataclysmic volcanic eruptions it's not the lava or ash that wiped out life but an invisible gas released by
Video examples
Why it’s so hard to cure...
the instructions for building more HIV viruses lies dormant, sometimes for years. So even if we could wipe out every HIV virus from an infected person's body, one of those T cells could activate and start spreading the virus again. The other major catch is that not everyone in the world has access to the therapies that could save their lives.
Video examples
Exploring Pluto's...
And you're really trying to make sure you have everything on the ground before it gets wiped from the spacecraft, before it's gone from humanity forever. You want to make sure you have everything. The true exploration isn't something that normal people get to do, right. I've got to explore worlds that have never been seen before.
Video examples
TED2016 in review PIPE...
and my life has changed and just how they're telling me how their life was James now my life has changed and this is the greatest thing ever and then at the end I jump to my feet and I clap and I wipe away a tear and then literally three hours later I'm in the lunch line
Video examples
Do we really need...
Some of these are helpful predators of plant pests or vital pollinators, so erasing them from agriculture wipes out their benefits, too. Pesticides have improved over time and are currently regulated by strict safety standards,
Video examples
The nurdles' quest for...
are then passed up through the food chain. And that's how, bit by bit, nurdles accomplish their goal, growing ever more pervasive as they wipe out marine life and reshape the ocean's ecosystems. So, how to break this cycle?
Video examples
How I held my breath for...
What that does is, you start building up the red bloodcell count in your body, which helps you carry oxygen better. Every morning, again, after getting out of that tent, your brain is completely wiped out.
Video examples
The Hot Zone: Official...
It spreads through bodily fluids. When we show each other affection It's learning. It's evolved. It will wipe us out if we don't get ahead of it. Woah. You're going to get us all killed.
Video examples
Let's talk about sex -...
so deep inside of a body, the mother builds a tiny ocean. Outside are events of unimaginable violence. Whole new forms of life are being created only to be wiped away.
Video examples
The history of the Cuban...
It's not hard to imagine a world where at any given moment, you and everyone you know could be wiped out without warning at the push of a button.
Video examples
Is Humanity The Next...
were caused by cataclysmic volcanic eruptions it's not the lava or ash that wiped out life but an invisible gas released by
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Forest Whitaker
American Actor
Look - I'm an African-American. I'm black. But I'm just looking at the character and trying to find his soul, his energy. If you can wipe away the blanket of skin and flesh that people tend to see, and look inside for the essence of the soul, then that's the work I'm doing. That's the work I always do.
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RJ Cyler
American Actor
This acting is going to leave my stain. Not just my mark, because you can wipe a mark off. But a stain: it's going to take a whole lot to get that out, and that's how I'm going to leave my stain on this world.
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Tatiana Schlossberg
If human civilization were to be destroyed and its cities wiped off the map, there would be an easy way for future intelligent life-forms to know when the mid-20th century began: plastic.
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Melissa Bean
American Politician
Social security, bank account, and credit card numbers aren't just data. In the wrong hands they can wipe out someone's life savings, wreck their credit and cause financial ruin.
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Ken Loach
English Director
The older you get the more new memories get wiped out, and you end up remembering more about your early life than what you did last week.
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Jello Biafra
American Musician
When there's people on the other side of the room trying to wipe out your life and things are stacked against you, you can get nervous.
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Madame de Stael
French Writer
Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
It's nice to finally get scripts offered to me that aren't the ones Tom Hanks wipes his butt with.
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Rupert Brooke
English Poet
A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years.
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Wendy Williams
American Entertainer
I always have my anti-germ-y wipes, always.
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Forest Whitaker
American Actor
Look - I'm an African-American. I'm black. But I'm just looking at the character and trying to find his soul, his energy. If you can wipe away the blanket of skin and flesh that people tend to see, and look inside for the essence of the soul, then that's the work I'm doing. That's the work I always do.
Quote examples
RJ Cyler
American Actor
This acting is going to leave my stain. Not just my mark, because you can wipe a mark off. But a stain: it's going to take a whole lot to get that out, and that's how I'm going to leave my stain on this world.
Quote examples
Tatiana Schlossberg
If human civilization were to be destroyed and its cities wiped off the map, there would be an easy way for future intelligent life-forms to know when the mid-20th century began: plastic.
Quote examples
Melissa Bean
American Politician
Social security, bank account, and credit card numbers aren't just data. In the wrong hands they can wipe out someone's life savings, wreck their credit and cause financial ruin.
Quote examples
Ken Loach
English Director
The older you get the more new memories get wiped out, and you end up remembering more about your early life than what you did last week.
Quote examples
Jello Biafra
American Musician
When there's people on the other side of the room trying to wipe out your life and things are stacked against you, you can get nervous.
Quote examples
Madame de Stael
French Writer
Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end.
Quote examples
Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
It's nice to finally get scripts offered to me that aren't the ones Tom Hanks wipes his butt with.
Quote examples
Rupert Brooke
English Poet
A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years.
Quote examples
Wendy Williams
American Entertainer
I always have my anti-germ-y wipes, always.
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