wipe

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Old English wipan.

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Infinitive
to wipe

Third person singular
wipes

Simple past
wiped

Past participle
wiped

Present participle
wiping

to wipe (third-person singular simple present wipes, present participle wiping, simple past and past participle wiped)

  1. (transitive) To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (cf. rub)
    I wiped my glasses with my shirt.
    I wiped the sweat from my brow with the back of my hand.
  2. (transitive, computing) To erase.
    I accidentally wiped my hard drive.

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Singular
wipe

Plural
wipes

wipe (plural wipes)

  1. A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping.

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