wipe up
phrasal 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
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The best way to keep them clean is to wipe up spills immediately after cooking, once the stove has cooled.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Think also about the people who had to take care of them, who were wiping up all of the various unmentionable bodily liquids and excretions during that long, slow process.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
From work to workouts to wiping up, these deals hit all the right notes.
—PC Magazine, 28 July 2025
Cleaning the fridge typically includes throwing out old food, wiping up any spills and cleaning off fingerprints.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Cleaning the oven is convenient thanks to the self-clean preset, and any spills on the ceramic cooktop can be wiped up easily.
—Jordan Liberty Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2025
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Think also about the people who had to take care of them, who were wiping up all of the various unmentionable bodily liquids and excretions during that long, slow process.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
From work to workouts to wiping up, these deals hit all the right notes.
—PC Magazine, 28 July 2025
Cleaning the fridge typically includes throwing out old food, wiping up any spills and cleaning off fingerprints.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 3 July 2025
Cleaning the oven is convenient thanks to the self-clean preset, and any spills on the ceramic cooktop can be wiped up easily.
—Jordan Liberty Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2025
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“Wipe up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wipe%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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