wipe+out
61wipe — [[t]wa͟ɪp[/t]] ♦♦♦ wipes, wiping, wiped 1) VERB If you wipe something, you rub its surface to remove dirt or liquid from it. [V n] I ll just wipe the table... [V n with adj] When he had finished washing he began to wipe the basin clean... [V n on …
62wipe — Synonyms and related words: air dry, anhydrate, bake, blackout, bleach, blocking, blot, bowdlerize, brush, burn, clean, clean out, clean up, cleanse, clear out, conk, cure, dehumidify, dehydrate, delouse, dematerialization, departure, depurate,… …
63wipe something out — eliminate something completely their life savings were wiped out * * * ˌwipe sb/sthˈout derived often passive to destroy or remove sb/sth completely • Whole villages were wiped out by the earthquake. • Last year s profits were virtually wiped out …
64wipe — n. a murder; a killing. (Underworld. See also wipe out.) □ Who’s responsible for that wipe downtown last night? □ The victim of the latest mob wipe was hauled out of the river this morning …
65wipe — 1. verb 1) Beth wiped the table Syn: rub, mop, sponge, swab; clean, dry, polish, towel 2) he wiped the marks off the window Syn: rub off, clean off, remove from …
66wipe — v 1. rub, stroke, swipe; clean, cleanse, scrub, swab, mop; scour, smooth; dry. 2. wipe out destroy, demolish, raze, rub out; obliterate, erase, blot out, eradicate, eliminate, exterminate; extinguish, annihilate, extirpate; rub into the ground,… …
67ˌwipe sth ˈout — phrasal verb to destroy or get rid of something completely Syn: eradicate We want to wipe out world hunger by the year 2010.[/ex] …
68wipe — vb 1. to kill or destroy. A racier version of the standard phrase wipe out . 2. Australian to snub, ignore or blank (someone). This usage was prevalent in the 1950s. 3. American to be repellent, inferior or worthless. A more recent synonym of… …
69wipe — *exterminate, extirpate, eradicate, uproot, deracinate Analogous words: obliterate, *erase, efface, expunge, blot out: *abolish, extinguish, annihilate: *destroy, demolish …
70wipe off — verb 1. remove by wiping (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑wipe away • Hypernyms: ↑remove, ↑take, ↑take away, ↑withdraw • Hyponyms: ↑ …
