wipe noun

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/waɪp/ n [C]

Definition

•

[C] an act of wiping

I'd better give the floor a quick wipe before someone slips on it.

•

a piece of soft, wet cloth or paper that you use for wiping

baby wipes

(Definition of wipe noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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winter sports plural noun
wintertime noun
wintry adjective (LIKE WINTER)
wintry adjective (EXPRESSION)
wipe verb
wipe noun
wipe out
wipe sth down
wipe sth off sth
wipe sth off the map
wipe sth out

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wipe verb
wipe out
wipe sth up
wipe sth down
wipe sth out
wipe sth off sth

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wipe out
wipe sth up
wipe sth down
wipe sth out
wipe sth off sth

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wipe the slate clean
wipe sth off the map
wipe the floor with sb
wipe the smile off sb's face
blow/bomb/wipe, etc. sth off the map
wipe sth off the face of the Earth/globe, at wipe sth off the map

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Synonyms and related words:

brush v (TOUCH)
brush v (CLEAN)
brush sb/sth off
clean v
clean n
cleaner
cleanse
fumigator
groom
gut
hose
purification
purify
rinse sth out
scour
sluice sth down/out
sponge n (SUBSTANCE)
swill v (MOVE LIQUID)
swill n (LIQUID)
wipe v

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Topic: Cleaning generally

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