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wipe off

phrasal verb

Definition of wipe off

1 : to clean (someone or something) by using a towel, one's hand, etc.
  • I wiped off the baby and took him out of the high chair.
  • She wiped the counters off.
2 : to remove (something) by rubbing
  • I wiped the food off the baby's face.
  • She wiped off the oil from the counter.
—often used figuratively in British English
  • More than a billion pounds have been wiped off share prices.

Word by Word Definitions

wipe play

  1. : to rub with or as if with something soft for cleaning

  2. : to clean or dry by rubbing

  3. : to draw, pass, or move for or as if for rubbing or cleaning

  1. : blow, strike

  2. : jeer, gibe

  3. : an act or instance of wiping

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off play

  1. : from a place or position

  2. : at a distance in space or time

  3. : from a course : aside

  1. used as a function word to indicate physical separation or distance from a position of rest, attachment, or union

  2. : to seaward of

  3. : from the possession or charge of

  1. : seaward

  2. : right

  3. : more removed or distant

  1. : to go away : depart

  2. : kill, murder

  1. : competition : contest

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