wipe off

phrasal verb

wiped off; wiping off; wipes 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.

Examples of wipe off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nasdaq plagued by meme stock pump-and-dumps Seven small Chinese companies listed on the U.S.-based Nasdaq saw $3.7 billion wiped off their value after their stocks were talked up on social media and then suddenly sold off. —Diane Brady, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025

Remove the hinge pin, coat it lightly with mayonnaise, reinsert it, and wipe off any excess. —Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 31 July 2025

Don’t rinse the peppers, just wipe off any bits of char with a paper towel. —The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 22 July 2025

Install nails or screws, then wipe off the excess toothpaste using a clean cloth or paper towel. —Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025

Rhymes for wipe off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff