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  • 61wipe out — 1. in. to crash. □ I wiped out on the curve. □ The car wiped out on the curve. 2. in. to fall off or away from something, such as a bicycle, skates, a surfboard, a skateboard, etc. □ I wiped out and skinned my knee. U If I wipe out …

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  • 62wipe — 1. verb 1) Beth wiped the table Syn: rub, mop, sponge, swab; clean, dry, polish, towel 2) he wiped the marks off the window Syn: rub off, clean off, remove from …

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  • 63wipe up — verb to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop (Freq. 1) Mop the hallway now He mopped her forehead with a towel • Syn: ↑mop up, ↑mop • Derivationally related forms: ↑mop ( …

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  • 64wipe*/ — [waɪp] verb [T] I 1) to clean or dry something by moving something such as a cloth over it Let me just wipe the table before you sit down.[/ex] She wiped away her tears.[/ex] He wiped his mouth with his serviette.[/ex] 2) to clean or dry… …

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  • 65wipe sth off sth — UK US wipe sth off sth Phrasal Verb with wipe({{}}/waɪp/ verb [T] IT ► FINANCE to reduce the value of an investment, usually suddenly and by a large amount: »$8 billion was wiped off share prices worldwide …

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  • 66wipe — [[t]waɪp[/t]] v. wiped, wip•ing, n. 1) to rub lightly with something in order to clean or dry the surface: to wipe furniture with a soft cloth[/ex] 2) to clean or dry by patting or rubbing on or with something: to wipe one s hands on a towel[/ex] …

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  • 67wipe —   a transitional technique or optical effect/device in which one shot appears to be pushed off or wiped off the screen by another shot replacing it and moving across the existing image; also called a push over; a flip over (or flip) wipe is when… …

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  • 68Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas — Infobox Album | Name = Wipe the Windows, Check the Oil, Dollar Gas Type = Live album Artist = The Allman Brothers Band Released = November 1976 Recorded = 1972 1975 Genre = Southern rock, blues rock Length = Label = Capricorn Producer = Reviews …

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  • 69off — [[t]ɔf, ɒf[/t]] adv. 1) so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off[/ex] 2) so as to be no longer covering or enclosing: Pull the wrapping off[/ex] 3) away from a place: to run off; to look off toward the… …

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  • 70wipe — I. verb (wiped; wiping) Etymology: Middle English wipen, from Old English wīpian; akin to Old High German wīfan to wind around, Latin vibrare to brandish, and probably to Old Norse veipa to be in movement, Sanskrit vepate it trembles Date: before …

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