"wipe" meaning in English

See wipe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /waɪp/ Audio: en-us-wipe.ogg [US] Forms: wipe [singular], wipes [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A wipe is a piece of cloth that you wipe with.
    Sense id: simple-wipe-en-noun-AgMz45v8
  2. A wipe is one movement that is part of wiping.
    Sense id: simple-wipe-en-noun-p15HmZ2H

Verb

IPA: /waɪp/ Audio: en-us-wipe.ogg [US] Forms: wipe [canonical], wipes [third-person, singular], wiped [past], wiped [past, participle], wiping [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|wip|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you wipe something, you rub it to take something off of it. Often you wipe off water or dirt.
    Sense id: simple-wipe-en-verb-g9U-XESD
  2. If you wipe a computer disk, you erase everything from it.
    Sense id: simple-wipe-en-verb-C2acHf9h Categories (other): Computing
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