WIPE


Meaning of WIPE in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ carefully , gently

▪ hastily , quickly

▪ easily

The plastic surface can be easily ~d.

▪ just , simply

▪ away , down , up

I ~d up the spilled wine.

PREPOSITION

▪ from

She gently ~d the tears from her eyes.

▪ off

He ~d the marks off the wall.

▪ on

She ~d her hands on the towel.

▪ with

When you've finished with it, simply ~ it clean with a damp cloth.

PHRASES

▪ ~ sth clean

PHRASAL VERB

wipe sth out

ADVERB

▪ completely , totally

▪ almost , nearly , practically , virtually

The regiment was virtually ~d out in the first battle.

▪ effectively

The disease has been effectively ~d out.

VERB + WIPE OUT

▪ threaten to

pollution that threatens to ~ out 100 000 fish

Wipe is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ blood , ↑ brow , ↑ counter , ↑ crumb , ↑ dirt , ↑ disk , ↑ drop , ↑ dust , ↑ eye , ↑ floor , ↑ foot , ↑ forehead , ↑ glasses , ↑ grease , ↑ hand , ↑ lip , ↑ mascara , ↑ mouth , ↑ nose , ↑ palm , ↑ perspiration , ↑ saliva , ↑ sweat , ↑ table , ↑ tape , ↑ tear , ↑ windscreen

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .