wipe down

verb

wiped down; wiping down; wipes down

: to clean (a surface) by rubbing it with a cloth

He wiped down the counters with a wet cloth.

I wiped the car down with a towel.

Examples of wipe down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Open a window before company comes over Before guests arrive, most people wipe down the counters. — Angela Haupt, Time, 27 July 2026

The couple has to regularly wipe down the exterior and drip tray, remove and clean the nozzles and sanitize the soda lines using a beverage line cleaner. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Wipe Paste and Reassemble Oven When the baking soda paste has had time to work, wipe down all of the oven surfaces with a damp sponge or microfiber cloth. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 22 July 2026

But wiping down the trash can is a job that calls for something disposable. — Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 July 2026

Rhymes for wipe down

• chinatown
• tumbledown
• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown