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How to pronounce wipe in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pass over
Type of rub
Has types whisk off, sweep, towel, whisk, broom, sponge, squeegee
Derivation wiper


wipe the blackboard.
Type Words
Synonyms rub
Type of contact, physical contact
Has types scuff

Examples of wipe

wipe
It would wipe out a $196 million punitive damage award DuPont has been fighting.
From the thenewstribune.com
The teachers gathered up plastic diaper wipe containers to use as time capsules.
From the omaha.com
So the guys in the front office could wipe some sweat from their furrowed brows.
From the forbes.com
Place it inside and microwave for 2 minutes, then wipe it out with paper towels.
From the sacbee.com
Further stock market falls could wipe thousands of pounds off pensions and Isas.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The tears in my eyes I can wipe away, but the ache in my heart will always stay.
From the thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
Wipe out the pan and add more oil as needed, until all of the shrimp are cooked.
From the sfgate.com
The tears in our eyes we can wipe away, the ache in our hearts will always stay.
From the thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
We may as well just have had the Bremer River go through and wipe our house out.
From the canberratimes.com.au
More examples
  • Rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"
  • Rub: the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"
  • In film editing, a wipe is a gradual spatial transition from one image to another. One image is replaced by another with a distinct edge that forms a shape. A simple edge, an expanding circle, or the turning of a page are all examples.
  • (Wiping (magnetic tape)) Wiping or junking is a colloquial term for action taken by radio and television production and broadcasting companies, in which old audiotapes, videotapes and telerecordings (kinescopes), are erased, reused, or destroyed after several uses. ...
  • A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping; To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (cf. rub); To erase
  • (WIPED) fine hairline scratches as a result of being rubbed with a dry cloth or other similar abrasive material.
  • (Wiped) Leather which has had a dye applied by hand to give a mottled, random or high-low effect to the coloration.
  • (Wiped) the act of one country being completely conquered by another.
  • (Wipes) The incoming clip gradually replaces the outgoing clip using a pre-defined shape or pattern. Wipes can be created using external photo-editing software (see the Edit tips section of these pages).