"wipe down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: wipes down [present, singular, third-person], wiping down [participle, present], wiped down [participle, past], wiped down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wipe down (third-person singular simple present wipes down, present participle wiping down, simple past and past participle wiped down)
  1. To clean the exterior surface of an object, from top to bottom, typically by hand using a damp dishcloth or other cleaning cloth. Derived forms: wipedown [noun], wipe-down [noun] Related terms: wipe away, wipe out, wipe up

Inflected forms

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