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Word: Wipe
Speech Type: Verb
Old English wīpian, of Germanic origin; related to whip
wʌɪp
clean or dry (something) by rubbing with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand
Short Definition:clean or dry something by rubbing with cloth, piece of paper, or one's hand
Examples:- Paul wiped his face with a handkerchief
- he wiped down the kitchen wall
remove or eliminate (something) completely
Short Definition:remove or eliminate something completely
Examples:- things have happened to wipe the smile off Kate's face
pass (a swipe card) over an electronic reader
Short Definition:pass swipe card over electronic reader
Examples:- a customer wipes the card across the reader and enters his/her identification number
Word: Wipe
Speech Type: Noun
wʌɪp
an act of wiping
Short Definition:act of wiping
Examples:- Bert was giving the machine a final wipe over with an oily rag
a disposable cloth treated with a cleansing agent, for wiping things clean.
Short Definition:disposable cloth treated with cleansing agent
a cinematographic effect in which an existing picture seems to be wiped out by a new one as the boundary between them moves across the screen.
Short Definition:cinematographic effect in which existing picture seems to be wiped out by new one
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