wipe off

/waɪp ɑf/

/waɪp ɒf/

Other forms: wiped off; wiping off; wipes off

Definitions of wipe off

1. verb

   remove by wiping
   synonyms: wipe away

   types:

   deterge

   wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body

   type of:

   remove, take, take away, withdraw

   remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
2. verb

   remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
   synonyms: efface, erase, rub out, score out

   types:

   sponge

   erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard

   cut out, scratch out

   strike or cancel by or as if by rubbing or crossing out

   type of:

   cancel, delete

   remove or make invisible