Wipe
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Wipe
Verb
- To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface.
"Melissa wiped her glasses with her shirt."
- To smear (a substance) with this kind of motion.
"You've wiped grease all over your shirt."
- To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out.
- To clean (the anus, buttocks and/or genitals) after defecation or urination.
"I had nothing to wipe my bum with."
- To erase.
"I accidentally wiped my hard drive."
Noun
- The act of wiping something.
"multiple wipes of a computer's hard disk"
- A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping.
- A handkerchief.
- A kind of film transition where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of the frame to another or with a special shape.
- A sarcastic remark; a reproof, a jibe.
Noun
- A lapwing, especially a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).