wipeverb [ T ]
uk/waɪp/us/waɪp/B2 to slide something, especially a piece of cloth, over the surface of something else, in order to remove dirt, food, or liquid:
Do you have some paper towels that I can wipe the floor with?
I'll just get a sponge and wipe the crumbs off the table.
Don't wipe your nose on your sleeve!
Someone has wiped their dirty hands on my nice clean towel!
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- Don't wipe your grubby hands on my clean towel!
- Please wipe your feet before you come into the house.
- She wiped her floury hands on a cloth.
- She wiped her eye make-up off with a cotton wool pad.
- The nurse wiped my fevered brow.
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Cleaning generally
- brush sb/sth off
- cleaner
- cleaning
- cleanse
- cleansing
- decontaminate
- groom
- purification
- purify
- rinse
- rinse sth out
- scour
- scrub
- sluice
- sluice sth down/out
- sponge
- sweep
- wash (sth) out
- wipe sth down
- wipe sth up
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Idiom(s)
wipe sth off the map
wipe the floor with sb
wipe the slate clean
wipe the smile off sb's face
Phrasal verb(s)
wipe sth down
wipe sth off sth
wipe sth out
wipe out
wipe sth up
wipenoun [ C ]
uk/waɪp/us/waɪp/a piece of soft, wet cloth or paper that you use for wiping:
baby wipes
an act of wiping:
I'd better give the floor a quick wipe before someone slips on it.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Toiletry & perfumes
- aftershave
- agarbatti
- antiperspirant
- bath salts
- bronzer
- civet
- clippers
- cotton ball
- cotton wool
- cotton wool ball
- depilatory
- electric razor
- emollient
- frankincense
- potpourri
- razor blade
- scent
- scrub
- shave
- sponge bag
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Equipment used for cleaning
Cleaning generally