wipe
- wipe
01. Could you please [wipe] off the table while I start doing the dishes?
02. You'd better [wipe] little Bobby's nose.
03. Don't [wipe] your dirty hands on your pants.
04. He [wiped] the sweat from his face with his sleeve as he worked.
05. You'd better [wipe] off the screen of the computer, it's getting all dusty.
06. Don't [wipe] your hands on your shirt, you'll get it all greasy.
07. I've got to give the furniture a good [wipe]; everything is all dusty.
08. There is a Creole proverb which observes that if you make yourself into a doormat, people will [wipe] their feet on you.
09. The murderer [wiped] the blood off his hands, and then burnt his stained clothes in the fireplace.
10. Make sure you [wipe] your shoes on the mat before you come in the house.
11. These new handy [wipes] will clean up almost any mess quickly and easily.
12. The little boy [wiped] his auntie's lipstick off his cheek.
13. The young girl [wiped] a tear from her eye as she watched her boyfriend walk away.
14. We'd better [wipe] the dust off of all this stuff before we try selling it in a garage sale.
15. One type of orangutans [wipe] their faces with leaves after eating, and parents teach the social skill to their young.
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Wipe — Wipe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wiped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wiping}.] [OE. vipen, AS. w[=i]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.] [1913 Webster] 1. To rub with something … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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wipe — *exterminate, extirpate, eradicate, uproot, deracinate Analogous words: obliterate, *erase, efface, expunge, blot out: *abolish, extinguish, annihilate: *destroy, demolish … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wipe — [v] brush, swab clean, clean off, clear, dry, dust, erase, mop, obliterate, remove, rub, sponge, take away, towel, wash; concept 165 … New thesaurus
wipe — wipe1 S3 [waıp] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clean/rub)¦ 2¦(remove dirt)¦ 3¦(computer/tape)¦ 4 wipe something from your mind/memory 5 wipe the floor with somebody 6 wipe the slate clean 7 wipe the smile/grin off somebody s face 8 wipe something off the face of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
