Word: wipe
Word origin: Old English wīpian, of Germanic origin; related to whip.
Phonetic:
wʌɪpListen:
clean or dry (something) by rubbing with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand. Example: Paul wiped his face with a handkerchief
remove or eliminate (something) completely. Example: things have happened to wipe the smile off Kate's face
erase data from (a computer system or electronic or magnetic storage device). Example: I discovered all of my hard drives had been wiped
pass (a swipe card) over an electronic reader. Example: a customer wipes the card across the reader and enters his/her identification number
an act of wiping. Example: Bert was giving the machine a final wipe over with an oily rag
a disposable cloth treated with a cleansing agent, for wiping things clean.
a cinematographic effect in which an existing picture seems to be wiped out by a new one as the boundary between them moves across the screen.
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