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wipes

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/waɪps/ English

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noun

  1. The act of wiping something.“multiple wipes of a computer's hard disk”
  2. A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping.
  3. 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.
  4. A sarcastic remark; a reproof, a jibe.

verb

  1. To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)“I wiped the sweat from my brow with the back of my hand.”
  2. To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out.
  3. To cheat; to defraud; to trick; usually followed by out.
  4. To erase.“I accidentally wiped my hard drive.”

noun

  1. A lapwing, especially a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).

noun

  1. An instance of all members of a party dying in a single campaign, event, or battle; a wipeout.

verb

  1. To have all members of a party die in a single campaign, event, or battle; to be wiped out.“If you try to fight that boss underprepared, you're definitely gonna wipe.”

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