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W0183100 (wīp)tr.v. wiped, wip·ing, wipes 1. a. To subject to light rubbing or friction, as with a cloth or paper, in order to clean or dry.b. To clean or dry by rubbing: wiped my feet before I went inside.c. To rub, move, or pass (a cloth, for example) over a surface.2. a. To remove by or as if by rubbing: wipe off dirt; wipe away grease.b. To blot out completely, as from the memory.3. a. To spread or apply by or as if by wiping: wiped furniture polish over the table.b. To form (a joint) in plumbing by spreading solder with a piece of cloth or leather.n.1. The act or an instance of wiping.2. Something, such as a towel or tissue, used for wiping.3. A cam that activates another part; a wiper.4. a. A blow or swipe.b. Informal A jeer; a gibe.5. A transition from one scene in a film or movie to another, effected by means of a line passing across the screen.Phrasal Verb: wipe out1. To destroy or be destroyed completely.2. Slang To murder.3. Sports To lose one's balance and fall, as when skiing or surfing.

[Middle English wipen, from Old English wīpian; see weip- in Indo-European roots.]

wipe out

vb (adverb) 1. (tr) to destroy completely; eradicate2. (tr) informal to murder or kill3. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (intr) to fall or jump off a surfboard or skateboard4. (Skateboarding) (intr) to fall or jump off a surfboard or skateboard n 5. an act or instance of wiping out 6. (Telecommunications) the interference of one radio signal by another so that reception is impossible

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	wipe out - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"deplete, use up, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat, consumerun out - exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting"drain - deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"luxuriate, indulge - enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream"burn off, burn up, burn - use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise"expend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money"spend - spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days"take, use up, occupy - require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"play out, sap, tire, exhaust, run down - deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
	2.	wipe out - kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"annihilate, eradicate, decimate, eliminate, carry off, extinguishdecimate - kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armieskill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	3.	wipe out - eliminate completely and without a trace; "The old values have been wiped out"sweep awaydestroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
	4.	wipe out - remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"erasekill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	5.	wipe out - mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"obliterate, killtake away, take out - take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
	6.	wipe out - wipe out the effect of something; "The new tax effectively cancels out my raise"; "The `A' will cancel out the `C' on your record"cancel outdo away with, eliminate, get rid of, extinguish - terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"

wipe

verbTo remove or invalidate by or as if by running a line through or wiping clean.Also used with out:annul, blot (out), cancel, cross (off or out), delete, efface, erase, expunge, obliterate, rub (out), scratch (out), strike (out), undo, x (out).Law: vacate.phrasal verb
wipe out1. To destroy all traces of:abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot.Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to.2. To get rid of, especially by banishment or execution:eliminate, eradicate, liquidate, purge, remove.Idioms: do away with, put an end to.3. Slang. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully:destroy, finish (off), kill, liquidate, murder, slay.Informal: put away.Slang: bump off, do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, zap.

Translations

去除擦洗...的内部消掉消灭

wipe

(waip) verb1. to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc. Would you wipe the table for me?擦拭2. to remove by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc. The child wiped her tears away with her handkerchief; Wipe that writing off (the blackboard); Please wipe up that spilt milk.揩干 noun an act of cleaning by rubbing. Give the table a wipe.擦拭ˈwiper noun (also windscreen wiper) a moving arm for clearing rain etc from a vehicle's windscreen. 雨刷wipe out1. to clean the inside of (a bowl etc) with a cloth etc. 擦洗...的内部2. to remove; to get rid of. You must try to wipe out the memory of these terrible events. 去除，消掉 3. to destroy completely. They wiped out the whole regiment in one battle.消灭

wipe out

1. verb To obliterate. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wipe" and "out." Many buildings were wiped out during the siege.2. verb To kill, especially in large numbers. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wipe" and "out." The highly contagious illness wiped out an entire community of people. An attack that large could wipe us all out. Ray wiped out the informant, just as the boss told him to.3. verb To negate something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wipe" and "out." The boss's decision against our proposal wiped out all of our hard work.4. verb To exhaust or fatigue someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wipe" and "out." All of that cleaning totally wiped me out—I need a nap.5. verb To erase or delete information permanently and/or on a large scale. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wipe" and "out." We need to wipe out all of our personal information before we try to sell this computer.6. verb To fall or tumble off of something, often a skateboard, surfboard, or bicycle. I wiped out on my skateboard today and scraped my leg on the pavement.7. verb To deplete the supply of something, often when it relates to finances. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wipe" and "out." I have a big family, so shopping for Christmas gifts totally wipes out my bank account every year. The demand for clean water wiped our supply out in days.8. verb To cause someone financial hardship. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wipe" and "out." I invested a ton of money in that start-up, so its failure totally wiped me out.9. verb To fail in a significant or spectacular way. That candidate really wiped out in the election—his opponent completely trounced him.10. verb To crash. I tried to catch up to the puck, but then I lost an edge and totally wiped out.11. noun A fall or tumble off of something, often a skateboard, surfboard, or bicycle. As a noun, the phrase is usually hyphenated. I had a wipe-out while skateboarding today—that's why my leg is all scraped up.12. noun A crash. As a noun, the phrase is usually hyphenated. I tried to catch up to the puck, but then I lost an edge and had a total wipe-out.13. noun A loser or failure. As a noun, the phrase is usually hyphenated. Don't hang out with that kid—he's a real wipe-out.See also: out, wipe

wipe someone out

1. Sl. to kill someone. Max intended to wipe Lefty's gang out. Lefty wiped out Max's gang. 2. . Sl to exhaust or debilitate someone. The long walk wiped me out. The trip wiped out the hikers. 3. . Inf. to ruin someone financially. The loss of my job wiped us out. The storm ruined the corn crop and wiped out everyone in the county.See also: out, wipe

wipe something out

Sl. to use up all of something. I wiped the cookies out—not all at once, of course. Who wiped out the strawberry preserves?See also: out, wipe

wipe out

1. Inf. to crash. I wiped out on the curve. The car wiped out on the curve. 2. . Inf. to fall off or away from something, such as a bicycle, skates, a surfboard, a skateboard, etc. I wiped out and skinned my knee. If I wipe out again, my mother says I'm through. 3. Inf. to fail badly. The test was terrible! I'm sure I wiped out. It was a bad test. I wiped out for sure.See also: out, wipe

wipe out

1. Destroy, as in The large chains are wiping out the independent bookstores. Originally put simply as wipe, the idiom acquired out in the first half of the 1800s. 2. Kill; also, murder. For example, The entire crew was wiped out in the plane crash, or The gangsters threatened to wipe him and his family out. [Late 1800s] See also: out, wipe

wipe out

v.1. To destroy something completely; obliterate something: A mudslide wiped out the road to the village. Another strong wind could wipe the damaged building out completely.2. To kill someone or something, especially a group or part of a group: The invaders wiped out the entire population of the countryside. This disease could wipe many of the villagers out.3. To exhaust the strength or energy of someone; wear someone out: The hike up the mountain wiped us out. The long practice wiped out the whole football team.4. To reduce some value or amount to zero or nothing: The reckless spending wiped out the budget surplus. The company's renewed sales wiped their debts out completely.5. To reduce someone to poverty or bankruptcy: A bad harvest wiped out the remaining farms. My travel expenses are going to wipe me out.6. To invalidate or nullify something: A grand slam wiped out six innings of flawless pitching. A silly remark wiped the politician's reputation out completely.7. To erase data from some computer storage device: The program wipes out the old data before writing the new data. Reformatting a disk will wipe it out.8. To lose one's balance and fall, as when skiing or surfing: At the top of the hill, I wiped out and nearly hit another skier.See also: out, wipe

wipe out

1. in. to crash. The car wiped out on the curve. 2. in. to fall off or away from something, such as a bicycle, skates, a surfboard, a skateboard, etc. I wiped out and skinned my knee. 3. (ˈwɑɪpɑʊt) n. a wreck. (Usually wipe-out.) There was a four-car wipe-out on the expressway when I came in this morning. 4. n. an accident on a bicycle, skates, surfboard, skateboard, etc. (Usually wipe-out.) I had a nasty wipe-out, but I only bruised my elbow. 5. n. a loser; someone who is likely to wipe out. (Usually wipe-out.) The guy’s a wipe-out, for sure. See also: out, wipe

wiped (out)

1. and wiped over mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. Oh, man! I’m really wiped. 2. mod. [of a person or creature] exhausted. I’m so wiped out that I just want to go home and go to bed. 3. mod. broke. Medical bills left us totally wiped out. See also: out, wipe

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verb use up (resources or materials)

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verb kill in large numbers

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verb eliminate completely and without a trace

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verb remove from memory or existence

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verb mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

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verb wipe out the effect of something

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