wipe



wipe someone or something (off) (with something)

to clean someone or something by wiping with something. Tony wiped the baby off with a soft cloth. Jane wiped off the counter with a rag. Tom fell in the mud and asked Ralph to wipe him off.

wipe something (off) (on something)

to remove something by wiping it on something else. Don't wipe your feet off on the carpet. Don't wipe off your feet on the carpet, wipe them on the mat.

wipe

n. a murder; a killing. (see also wipe out.) The victim of the latest mob wipe was hauled out of the river this morning.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kunegundakuw-ne-GUWN-dahPolish
Nanuq-Native American, Inuit
RaymundRAY-məndEnglish (Rare)
ToriTAWR-eeEnglish
Willabert-Ancient Germanic
GeoffreyJEF-ree (English), zhaw-FRE (French)English, French