wipe up

verb

wiped up; wiping up; wipes up

: to use a cloth to remove (something) from a surface

Will you wipe up that spill?

I wiped the milk up off the floor.

Examples of wipe up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The best way to keep them clean is to wipe up spills immediately after cooking, once the stove has cooled. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 11 July 2026

Jason Napolski, the president & CEO of A-Tex Pest Management, also advises wiping up any spills immediately, because those can attract yellow jackets, too. — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 27 June 2026

Instead, wipe up the spill together. — Renee Sagiv Riebling, Parents, 10 June 2026

Then wipe up the droppings with the paper towel and throw it away. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 6 May 2026

Rhymes for wipe up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
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• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup