wipe down
English
Verb
wipe down (third-person singular simple present wipes down, present participle wiping down, simple past and past participle wiped down)
- To clean the exterior surface of an object, typically by hand using a damp dishcloth or other cleaning cloth.
- Please wipe down the kitchen appliances.
- 1673, Randle Cotgrave, A French and English dictionary[1], page SIL SIM SIN:
- Since. f. A dish-cloth, fleece-cloth, cloth to wipe down tables, or to rub the house.