wipe clean
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wipe-clean — wipeˈ clean adjective (of a plastic, etc surface) easily cleaned by wiping • • • Main Entry: ↑wipe … Useful english dictionary
wipe clean — wipe (something) clean 1 : to clean (something) by wiping I wiped the table clean. 2 : to completely remove something from (something) : to remove everything from (something) usually used as (be) wip … Useful english dictionary
clean sheet — Fresh start; putting aside past errors. ► “In return for Infinity’s ‘voluntary contribution’ to the U.S. Treasury, the FCC will wipe clean a slate of indecency proceedings.” (Broadcasting & Cable, Sept. 4, 1995, p. 6) … American business jargon
clean slate — Fresh start; putting aside past errors. ► “In return for Infinity’s ‘voluntary contribution’ to the U.S. Treasury, the FCC will wipe clean a slate of indecency proceedings.” (Broadcasting & Cable, Sept. 4, 1995, p. 6) … American business jargon
wipe the slate clean — To allow a person to make a fresh start in a job, relationship, etc by ignoring past mistakes, crimes, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑slate * * * I see wipe II forgive or forget past faults or offenses; make a fresh start * * * wipe the slate clean see… … Useful english dictionary
wipe — ► VERB 1) clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth or one s hand. 2) remove (dirt or moisture) in this way. 3) erase (data) from a magnetic medium. 4) pass over an electronic reader, bar code, etc. ► NOUN 1) an act of wiping. 2) an ab … English terms dictionary
wipe down — ˌwipe ˈdown [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they wipe down he/she/it wipes down present participle wiping down past tense … Useful english dictionary
wipe something clean — wipe (something) clean 1 : to clean (something) by wiping I wiped the table clean. 2 : to completely remove something from (something) : to remove everything from (something) usually used as (be) wip … Useful english dictionary
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
wipe the slate clean — ► wipe the slate clean make a fresh start. Main Entry: ↑wipe … English terms dictionary
wipe — [wīp] vt. wiped, wiping [ME wipen < OE wipian, akin to OHG wīfan, to wind around < IE * weib , to turn, twist, turning motion: see VIBRATE] 1. a) to rub or pass over with a cloth, mop, etc., as for cleaning or drying b) to clean or dry in… … English World dictionary
