Definition of wipe up
- Will you wipe up that spill?
- I wiped the milk up off the floor.
: to rub with or as if with something soft for cleaning
: to clean or dry by rubbing
: to draw, pass, or move for or as if for rubbing or cleaning
: blow, strike
: jeer, gibe
: an act or instance of wiping
: in or into a higher position or level
: from beneath the ground or water to the surface
: from below the horizon
: risen above the horizon
: standing
: being out of bed
used as a function word to indicate motion to or toward or situation at a higher point of
: up into or in the
: in a direction regarded as being toward or near the upper end or part of
: one in a high or advantageous position
: an upward slope
: a period or state of prosperity or success
: to rise from a lying or sitting position
: to move upward : ascend
used with and and another verb to indicate that the action of the following verb was either surprisingly or abruptly initiated
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