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wipe
Verb
  • To move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. Compare rub.
  • To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out. transitive
  • To cheat; to defraud; to trick; usually followed by out. obsolete
  • To erase. transitive, computing
  • 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. transitive, plumbing
  • To change one's demeanour or facial expression. figuratively
Noun
  • The act of wiping something.
  • A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping.
  • A kind of film transition where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of the frame to another or with a special shape.
Noun
  • The lapwing.