WIPE

I. verb (~d; wiping) Etymology: Middle English ~n, from Old English wīpian; akin to Old High German wīfan to wind around, Latin vibrare to brandish, and probably to Old Norse veipa to be in movement, Sanskrit vepate it trembles Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to rub with or as if with something soft for cleaning, to clean or dry by rubbing, to draw, pass, or move for or as if for rubbing or cleaning , 2. to remove by or as if by rubbing , to expunge completely , to spread by or as if by wiping, intransitive verb to make a motion of or as if of wiping something, II. noun Date: 1550 1. blow , strike , jeer , gibe , 2. an act or instance of wiping, a transition from one scene or picture to another (as in movies or television) made by a line moving across the screen, something (as a towel) used for wiping