transcription, транскрипция: [ waɪp ]
( wipes, wiping, wiped)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you wipe something, you rub its surface to remove dirt or liquid from it.
I’ll just wipe the table...
When he had finished washing he began to wipe the basin clean...
Lainey wiped her hands on the towel.
VERB : V n , V n with adj , V n on n
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Wipe is also a noun.
She gave the table a quick wipe and disappeared behind the counter.
N-COUNT : usu sing
2.
If you wipe dirt or liquid from something, you remove it, for example by using a cloth or your hand.
Gleb wiped the sweat from his face...
He shook his head and wiped his tears with a tissue.
VERB : V n prep , V n
3.
A wipe is a small moist cloth for cleaning things and is designed to be used only once.
...antiseptic wipes.
N-COUNT
4.
to wipe the floor with someone : see floor
to wipe the slate clean: see slate