wipe out (verb)
1wipe out — verb 1. kill in large numbers (Freq. 1) the plague wiped out an entire population • Syn: ↑eliminate, ↑annihilate, ↑extinguish, ↑eradicate, ↑decimate, ↑carry off …
2wipe out — phrasal verb Word forms wipe out : present tense I/you/we/they wipe out he/she/it wipes out present participle wiping out past tense wiped out past participle wiped out 1) [transitive] to destroy or get rid of something completely We want to wipe …
3wipe out — PHRASAL VERB To wipe out something such as a place or a group of people or animals means to destroy them completely. [V P n (not pron)] Experts say if the island is not protected, the spill could wipe out the Gulf s turtle population... [V P n… …
4wipe out — phr verb Wipe out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑debt, ↑deficit, ↑disease, ↑gain, ↑past, ↑saving …
5wipe out — verb Date: 1535 transitive verb to destroy completely ; annihilate intransitive verb to fall or crash usually as a result of losing control …
6wipe out — verb a) To destroy (a large number of people or things); to obliterate. b) To physically erase something written …
7wipe out — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To remove] Syn. erase, delete, eliminate; see cancel 1 , remove 1 . 2. [To exterminate] Syn. slay, annihilate, eradicate; see destroy 1 , kill 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. destroy, eradicate, annihilate, obliterate,… …
8wipe — verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, gently ▪ hastily, quickly ▪ easily ▪ The plastic surface can be easily wiped. ▪ …
9wipe — verb 1》 clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth or one s hand. ↘remove (dirt or moisture) in this way. 2》 spread (liquid) over a surface by rubbing. 3》 (often wipe something out) remove or eliminate completely. ↘erase (data) from a magnetic… …
10wipe — ► 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 …
