"wipe up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-wipe up.ogg Forms: wipes up [present, singular, third-person], wiping up [participle, present], wiped up [participle, past], wiped up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wipe up (third-person singular simple present wipes up, present participle wiping up, simple past and past participle wiped up)
  1. (British, intransitive) To dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed. Tags: British, intransitive Synonyms: dry up
    Sense id: en-wipe_up-en-verb-XcVZlhiP Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Old French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 37 3 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 33 30 6 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 34 10 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 29 7 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 31 28 5 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Old French translations: 29 32 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 28 5 36
  2. To completely remove spilled liquid or solids, typically by hand using a dishcloth.
    Sense id: en-wipe_up-en-verb-Bj5qMqT4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Old French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 37 3 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 33 30 6 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 34 10 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 29 7 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 31 28 5 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Old French translations: 29 32 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 28 5 36
  3. To clean thoroughly, particularly with a dishcloth or rag. Translations (to clean thoroughly particularly with a cloth): essuyer (French), aufwischen (German), opeope (Maori), essuier (Old French), limpar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-wipe_up-en-verb-gQtH6wuI Disambiguation of 'to clean thoroughly particularly with a cloth': 0 5 87 8
  4. (US, transitive, slang, figurative) To defeat (an opponent) thoroughly; trounce. Tags: US, figuratively, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-wipe_up-en-verb-q7Ku8L9t Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Old French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 37 3 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 33 30 6 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 34 10 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 29 7 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 31 28 5 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Old French translations: 29 32 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 28 5 36

Inflected forms

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