WIPE
Dictionary entry overview: What does wipe mean?
• WIPE (noun)
The noun WIPE has 1 sense:
1. the act of rubbing or wiping
Familiarity information: WIPE used as a noun is very rare.
• WIPE (verb)
The verb WIPE has 1 sense:
1. rub with a circular motion
Familiarity information: WIPE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WIPE (noun)
Meaning:
The act of rubbing or wiping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
wipe; rub
Context example:
he gave the hood a quick rub
Hypernyms ("wipe" is a kind of...):
contact; physical contact (the act of touching physically)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wipe"):
scuff (the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet))
• WIPE (verb)
Meaning:
Rub with a circular motion
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
wipe; pass over
Context examples:
wipe the blackboard / He passed his hands over the soft cloth
Hypernyms (to "wipe" is one way to...):
rub (move over something with pressure)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wipe"):
sponge (wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten)
squeegee (wipe with a squeegee)
broom; sweep (sweep with a broom or as if with a broom)
towel (wipe with a towel)
whisk; whisk off (brush or wipe off lightly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Also:
wipe away; wipe off (remove by wiping)
wipe off (remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing)
wipe out (use up (resources or materials))
