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wipe off
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  wipe off - remove by wiping wipe awayremove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"deterge - wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body; "This drug is powerful enough to deterge" | | 2. |  wipe off - remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"rub out, score out, erase, effacesponge - erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboarddelete, cancel - remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"scratch out, cut out - strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out; "scratch out my name on that list" |
Translationswipe off
wipe off1. To clean or dry some surface by wiping or rubbing it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wipe" and "off." Here, take this cloth and wipe off the windows so I can see while I'm driving. I wiped my face off with a towel after coming inside from the rain.2. To wipe or rub something in order to remove it from a surface. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wipe" and "off." I kept having to wipe fog off my glasses because it was so warm in the room. It's been too long since I wiped off the dust from these shelves.3. To remove some expression promptly or hurriedly from one's face. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wipe" and "off." He told me to wipe the smirk off my face. Wipe off that frown—there's no need to be so glum!4. To completely eliminate, eradicate, or destroy some large group, population, or settlement. A noun or pronoun is used between "wipe" and "off." The hurricane wiped the entire village off the map. The president vowed to wipe the terrorists off the face of the earth.See also: off, wipewipe someone or something offto clean something off someone or something by wiping. She wiped the baby off and put clean clothes on him. Please wipe off your shoes. John fell in the mud and Sam wiped him off.See also: off, wipewipe something off (one's face) 1. . Lit. to remove something, such as food or dirt, from one's own face. Wipe that peanut butter off your face! 2. Fig. to remove a smile, grin, silly look, etc., from one's face. Wipe that silly grin off your face, private! Wipe that smile off!See also: off, wipewipe something off 1. to remove something (from something else) by wiping or rubbing. There is mud on your shirt. Please wipe it off. I must wipe off the ketchup from my shirt. 2. to tidy or clean something by wiping (something else) off. Please wipe the table off. There's water on it. Wipe off your shirt. There's ketchup on it.See also: off, wipewipe offv.1. To remove something from the surface of something or someone by wiping: Between the games, I wiped the sweat off my forehead and had a drink of water. I wiped the fog off my glasses.2. To remove something, especially a liquid, by wiping: I tried to wipe off the water, but the seat was still damp. I scrubbed so hard that I wiped the paint off. I wiped off the sweat from my forehead.3. To clean or dry the surface of something or someone by wiping: Wipe off your feet before you enter the house. I washed the dishes and wiped them off.4. To eliminate something from or as if from some surface: A nuclear war could wipe us all off the earth. Wipe that smile off your face! The tornado wiped the village off the map.See also: off, wipeEncyclopediaSeewipeFinancialSeeWipewipe off
Related to wipe off: wipe away, wipe up, call on, wipe off the mapSynonyms for wipe offverb remove by wipingSynonymsRelated Words- remove
- take away
- withdraw
- take
- deterge
verb remove by or as if by rubbing or erasingSynonyms- rub out
- score out
- erase
- efface
Related Words- sponge
- delete
- cancel
- scratch out
- cut out
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