wipe

Examples

• All

• The instruments were considered clean when the last wipe used had no visible dirt on it.

  Academic text (2008)

• - You wouldn't happen to have a wet wipe, would you?

  Holy Man (1998)

• Can we get a wipe down on the table?

  Deadpool 2 (2018)

• One wipe, and I'm done.

  Wonka (2023)

• Before you go to bed, give the frame of the painting a little wipe with a clean cloth, okay?

  How to Steal a Million (1966)

• From the first came a sterile wipe, pungent with alcohol.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The water control wipe also demonstrated the ability to reduce the bacterial numbers from the telephones.

  Academic text (2009)

• If indoor running water is not accessible, alternatives such as outdoor faucets or hand wipes followed by alcohol-based hand sanitizers should be used.

  Academic text (2010)

• He has a yeast infection in his paws, between his paw pads, and I have to get a wipe, and I have to wipe out his paws every night.

  Sisters (2015)

• After changing the baby's diaper, she reached for a fresh wipe to clean his skin.

Synonyms

R

rub

vswipe

64 1.0

A repeated movement across a surface, like with a cloth, to make it clean or shiny

is a single cleaning or drying action rather than repeated motion

Idioms

W

to wipe the floor with

• Informal

8 7.5

To beat someone completely in a game or contest

W

to wipe the slate clean

• Informal

8 5.0

To start fresh by forgetting past mistakes and problems

Compounds

W

wet wipe

3 1.3

A small soft disposable cloth made slightly wet to clean skin or surfaces

How Thorough

scrub

27 1.1

wipe

18 1.0

dab

8 2.0

Surface Forms

Etymology