wipe

wipe
    n 1: the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick
         rub" [syn: {rub}, {wipe}]
    v 1: rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He
         passed his hands over the soft cloth" [syn: {wipe}, {pass
         over}]
    

Wipe \Wipe\, n. [Cf. Sw. vipa, Dan. vibe, the lapwing.] (Zool.)
   The lapwing. [Prov. Eng.]
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Wipe \Wipe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wiped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Wiping}.] [OE. vipen, AS. w[imac]pian; cf. LG. wiep a wisp
   of straw, Sw. vepa to wrap up, to cuddle one's self up, vepa
   a blanket; perhaps akin to E. whip.]
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   1. To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry
      by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel.
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            Let me wipe thy face.                 --Shak.
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            I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping
            it, and turning it upside down.       --2 Kings xxi.
                                                  13.
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   2. To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; --
      usually followed by away, off or out. Also used
      figuratively. "To wipe out our ingratitude." --Shak.
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            Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them
            soon.                                 --Milton.
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   3. To cheat; to defraud; to trick; -- usually followed by
      out. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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            If they by coveyne [covin] or gile be wiped beside
            their goods.                          --Robynson
                                                  (More's
                                                  Utopia)
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   {To wipe a joint} (Plumbing), to make a joint, as between
      pieces of lead pipe, by surrounding the junction with a
      mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of
      a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing.

   {To wipe the nose of}, to cheat. [Old Slang]
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Wipe \Wipe\, n.
   1. Act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean.
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   2. A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe. [Low]
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   3. A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm. --Swift.
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   4. A handkerchief. [Thieves' Cant or Slang]
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   5. Stain; brand. [Obs.] "Slavish wipe." --Shak.
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96 Moby Thesaurus words for "wipe":
      air-dry, anhydrate, bake, blackout, bleach, blocking, blot,
      bowdlerize, brush, burn, clean, clean out, clean up, cleanse,
      clear out, conk, cure, dehumidify, dehydrate, delouse,
      dematerialization, departure, depurate, desiccate, deterge,
      disappearance, disappearing, dispersion, dissipation, dissolution,
      dissolving, drain, dry, dry-clean, dust, dust off, eclipse,
      elimination, erasure, evanescence, evaporate, evaporation,
      expurgate, exsiccate, extinction, fadeaway, fadeout, fading, fire,
      freshen, going, hit, insolate, kerchief, kiln, knock, lick,
      lustrate, melting, mummify, occultation, parch, passing, purge,
      purify, rap, reform, rub, scavenge, scorch, sear, shrivel, smoke,
      soak up, sponge, spruce, steam-clean, sun, sun-dry, swab, swat,
      sweep out, sweeten, swipe, tidy, torrefy, towel, vanishing,
      vanishing point, weazen, whiten, wipe off, wipe out, wipe up,
      wither, wizen