wipe

/waɪp/ · noun

Meaning

The act of wiping something.
A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping.
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.
To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)
To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out.
To cheat; to defraud; to trick; usually followed by out.
To erase.
To make (a joint, as between pieces of lead pipe), by surrounding the junction with a mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing.
To remove an expression from one's face.
A lapwing, especially a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
An instance of all members of a party dying in a single campaign, event, or battle; a wipeout.
To have all members of a party die in a single campaign, event, or battle; to be wiped out.

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