v. 1. To remove or erase by wiping or rubbing. The teacher wiped out with an eraser what she had written on the board.
Compare: RUB OUT. 2. informal To remove, kill, or destroy completely. The earthquake wiped out the town. Doctors are searching for a cure that will wipe out cancer. The Indians wiped out the soldiers who were sent to stop their attacks.
Compare: RUB OUT, STAMP OUT.