wipe off

present singular third person wipes off · participle present wiping off · participle past wiped off · past wiped off

1. literallytransitiveTo remove (something such as dirt) by wiping.

   wipe a picture off the board

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   wipe water off the windscreen

2. literallytransitiveTo clean (something), removing any dirt from it, by wiping it.

   wipe off the countertop

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   The countertop is dirty. Please wipe it off.

3. figurativelytransitiveTo destroy completely, leaving no trace.

   Wipe that smile off your face!

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   wipe a species off the planet Earth

   Wipe his data off the computer.

   Global warming could wipe some coastal areas off the map.

4. slangTo remove semen off from the buttocks of a sexual partner after doing anal sex.